Penelope raised an eyebrow at Crow as he answered her question by saying that he had had another lesson with her father. The knight casted him a sympathetic smile. Knowing her father, she was rather sure that John must have worn Crow out with his training again. Especially since he wasn't exactly pleased to hear about the situation when it came to Elizabeth. Penelope hoped she had cleared the air enough with him but there was still a chance he had taken some of his frustration with that situation out on the viceroy. She was about to respond to him but Naida jumped in first.

Sitting back, the female knight blinked as Crow explained that his training that day had focused on horseback riding rather than swordsmanship. At the mention of traveling out of the kingdom, Penelope shifted a bit uneasily as she was reminded of all that relied on the party going well. After the party, there wouldn't be much time left to stop the king from sending Crow off to Gorm.  It seemed he was pushing his training forward as fast as he could to make that happen which only made the knight feel more pressure to make sure things went well. 

She took a small sip of her drink, barely registering that she had lost herself in her thoughts until Crow turned back to her. Penelope blinked, snapping her attention back onto the conversation. As Crow brought up the time they had stolen the horses in Younis, a bit of amusement entered her gaze as she recalled it. "Well hopefully we didn't happen to take their favorite one. They certainly had quite a few." she mused.

"You let him steal a horse in Younis?" Cedric blinked, looking rather caught off guard.

"Well.. Sort of. It was my idea and really it was me stealing it rather than him since he didn't know how to deal with horses at the time." Penelope explained with a small chuckle. 

Cedric raised an eyebrow at her, processing the information for a moment before letting out a small laugh. "Gods I didn't think you of all people would ever be capable of something like that." He shot her a smile. "The Penelope I remember would never have done something like that. You used to scold me for just taking some time from my guard shift to speak with you whenever you passed by."

Penelope rolled her eyes as Cedric brought up a bit of their past. Of course she remembered those moments. Though she had scolded him for abandoning his post, she had been far from annoyed with him for doing so to speak with her. At least at that time. "Yes, well desperate times, called for desperate measures." she mused quietly with a small shrug. She shifted out of the way as the servants returned with their food, falling momentarily silent and hoping Cedric wouldn't say anymore on the topic. Not only did she not wish to discuss their past but she really didn't want to do so in front of Crow.