Penelope rolled her eyes at the former thief as he waved the coin purse in front of her teasingly. "Well I'll keep those words in mind when [i]I[/i] win." she said with a smirk. Despite the competitive talk, she was much more entertained by how happy he seemed to be about this competition. His energy was infectious and she couldn't help but enjoy the way he was lighting up. Win or lose, she was just glad to have a bit of fun with him.

As he said to just count to five, she gave a small nod and smirked in amusement at his cockyness. "[i]If[/i] I give up." she corrected him with a raised finger. "But alright, I agree, no tricks."  The knight crossed her arms over her chest and watched as the former thief took off to the nearest side street. She gave a small snort at his taunting words and watched him disappear from sight. She remained still for a couple seconds longer, silently counting down the seconds. As she reached five, she took off in a sprint, heading to the side street she had seen him disappear down. 

It had been a long time since she had gone chasing after anyone but there was still a familiarity with such a scene despite the two years in between. On top of that, she found that she was much faster without the weight of her usual armor. The thought made a smirk cross her lips. Though it might not be enough to win their friendly competition, she was at least going to give him a run for his money between her lack of armor and knowledge of the area. Making a sharp turn down the side street, her gaze flickered around as she prepared for the chase to really begin.