The two friends had a rather calm walk to the Great Hall. While most of the topics had been rather idle, Naida had been sure to squeeze in asking Penelope to participate in Crow's dance lessons again. It had been far from a shocker of course. With the party only a few days away, the viceroy still had quite a bit to learn in a short time and naturally, Naida wanted to get her involved.  Though her friend's antics did cause for some annoyance, she was a bit glad for the opportunity the princess gave her to be the one to teach him how to dance. The only issue was that particular night she already planned to spend it replying to her friends on the warfront. 

"I would Naida but I want to write to Gavin and Olivia before I head to bed tonight." Penelope explained with an apologetic smile. 

Naida pouted. "Are you suuureee? Can't you just write them back tomorrow sometime?"

"I'd rather just get it done than put it off." Penelope said with a shrug. She paused and then gave her friend a small nudge. "My days will be slowing down though so I'll be free to help out until the party though so maybe tomorrow night."

"Alright! I'm going to hold you to that!" Naida grinned. 

Stepping into the Great Hall, Penelope began to look around for an open table. However just as she spotted one, she also spotted Cedric, who was waving her over to his own table where he sat with a couple other knights. Normally she wouldn't mind joining him, but she was hesitant to since Naida was already with her. Her friend had expressed her dislike of the other knight due to his history. Penelope certainly didn't blame her even though she had chosen to forgive. Letting out a small sigh, she turned to Naida and casted her a small apologetic look. 

"I guess I'm going to go sit over there." Penelope announced with a nod towards Cedric. She watched as the princess followed her gesture and frown slightly. 

"Oh." Naida mumbled with a small bit of disapproval that she was clearly trying to hide. Looking back to Penelope, she shrugged her shoulders and gave her friend a smile. "Well, I'll go with you then!"

Penelope blinked, mildly surprised that Naida had decided to still sit with her. Happy to have her friend joining her, she smiled and nodded her head before turning to lead the way over to the table of knights. As they approached, Cedric shifted over to make a spot for her to sit besides him. Just as Penelope was about to walk over to it, Naida picked up her pace slightly and slid in besides him instead. It left both knights blinking in mild confusion but things quickly cleared up to Penelope as Naida shot her a small smirk. Penelope realized she had taken the spot to put some distance between her and Cedric, as well as likely hoping to get Crow to sit next to her instead since there was quite a bit more room on the other side. More amused than annoyed, Penelope subtly shook her head and moved to sit down across from her friends instead.