Upon reaching the Lenz's room, Penelope knocked on the door and quickly invited inside. "About time you show up!" Dimia huffed impatiently as she stood aside to let the knight enter the room. Her gaze swept over Penelope before zeroing in on the bag that she had rested against her hip. Having been in a hurry to speak with the Lenz's, the knight hadn't even bothered to make a stop at her room to drop off the new dress she had bought from the marketplace. It seemed her purchase had immediately caught Dimia's attention.

"What's that? A dress?" Dimia asked raising an eyebrow at Penelope as she slowly closed the door and turned to face her. 

Penelope bit back a snort as Dimia's impatience was quick to vanish as she found a topic that was of course more interesting to her. She was beginning to think that not making a stop at her own room was paying off. "It is. I'm sorry it took me a while to get here but that's only because I had to travel out to Bellmare today to run some errands." she explained herself with a shrug. "Figured I better get a dress for the party after all."

"Well come on then, let me see it." Dimia said with a wave of her hand. 

The knight gave a small roll of her eyes and placed the bag down on the ground so she could pull out the dress. As she presented it to the noblewoman, she waited for a response and watched as Dimia's eyes swept over the article of clothing with a calculating gaze. After a pause, she gave a nod of approval. "Not a bad choice, Vermillion. Certainly better than what I'd thought you'd pick." Dimia mused. 

"Thanks." Penelope muttered dryly before folding the dress back up and placing it in the bag. She shifted her gaze onto Oliver now. The nobleman had been quietly observing the two from his desk, seeming to be patiently waiting to be addressed. "So how's the party planning going? Any progress yet?"

"Some. I've created a guest list and Dimia has been working on making invitations. She also sent out the letters to confirm with the entertainment and such." Oliver explained, seeming to sit up a bit straighter acting subtly proud of their accomplishments. 

"That's great." Penelope said with a small smile. "I'm going to try and catch the princess tonight at supper so hopefully we can confirm a location for the party as well as a full guest list by tomorrow. I don't think we can afford too many more days before we need to send out the invitations after all."

"I agree. Which is why I think you should stop by tomorrow after breakfast and help us finish everything up." Dimia mused. "At least as far as guest list and invitations."

Penelope hesitated before giving a small nod. "I'll come by then. Tybalt hasn't approached me with any guard shifts yet anyways but if he does, I'll make sure tomorrow is covered." she explained. While she knew she still had some duties as a castle guard, the party outweighed them by far. The whole reason she was even at the castle instead of with her battalion was because of her effort to end the war peacefully. 

"Good.. Once that is settled, we'll need to start working on the actual contents of the party." Dimia mused. 

"Including your speech." Oliver added with a thoughtful nod. 

"Of course. But that'll be for another day. Right now we should all just focus on getting all the right nobles there." Penelope pointed out. With mumbles of agreement from the two other nobles, Penelope moved over to join Oliver as he pulled out the guest list he had made so far. It was decent size, as expected from the vassal who had a respectable reputation, but it could certainly use work. She just hoped that Naida and Crow were able to add more names to it. 

Eventually the group finished up their discussion and Penelope went off on her own way while the Lenz's headed to supper. She traveled back to her own room and dropped off her dress, storing it away safely. With that put away, the knight wasted no time in heading to the Great Hall, hoping that it was early enough to catch the princess and hopefully Crow as well.