Penelope smiled at him and nodded her head as he said things were beginning to look up.  She thought so as well. The only things left were for the party to go smoothly and for her father to giving his blessing. If they could manage that, the knight had a feeling that life in the inner kingdom would become much easier. As Crow went on to begin reading his letter, she did the same as she unfolded Olivia's letter.

[indent][i]Penelope,

Sounds like you had your handful of trouble over there even without Layth's interference. Is that baron you spoke about still trying to undermine our new viceroy? Or has he given up? Although I'm sure it'd be an entertaining mess, I hope that things have settled down enough for you to not have to worry about some baron kicking Collin out of his new position. 

Things over here haven't changed much. There's been two battles since we last spoke. One went well for us and the other, not so much. Honestly I hope you're able to end this thing soon because I'm getting tired of it over here. It's also not nearly as fun now that you aren't around. The most enjoyment I get are my occasional visit with Alistair but I'm sure you don't want me to go into detail about that. Speaking of which, I'm sure by now you've seen that I delivered that letter like you asked. Seems like our new viceroy is quite the fast learner. I couldn't believe he was already sending them a letter. They were quite happy about receiving it and I can already tell I'm turning into a private messenger. Tell Collin he's going to owe me for this.

That aside, how are things? Is Naida still giving you two grief about courting? Or has she figured you two out already? I look forward to hearing how that is going. Especially since Naida struggles to keep secrets.

Best of luck to you and please write back soon! 

- Olivia[/i][/indent]

Penelope rolled her eyes as she finished the letter. It seemed like even though Olivia was far from them, she was still trying to keep up to date on the drama. It made a small smile cross her lips. The knight looked forward to the day when her friend would be able to return from the frontline to join her and Naida. It would be nice to have everyone back together. The knight was just about to move onto Gavin's letter when she heard Crow speak up. 

She blinked and looked over him, frowning faintly as she noticed how he had gotten a bit emotional over the letter. It made her feel a small stab of guilt for taking him away from his companions and his life as a thief. Though she knew she shouldn't have—it had been his decision after all and she knew he wouldn't want her feeling guilty over it—it was still difficult not to feel the least bit to blame. The knight was at least glad she could offer him a way to write to his friends for now. Unable to take his hand to comfort him, she settled for brushing her leg against his under the table and offering a small smile.

As he switched the topic, Penelope gave a small nod. "Well I just managed to get through Olivia's letter. Seems there's been two battles since she last wrote to me. She was mainly interested in finding out what was happening on our side since I told her about Naida." she explained with a shrug.The knight casted him a small smirk. "And she also mentioned you owing her for becoming your private messenger."