Penelope chose to ignore the way Naida had pressed her lips into a thin line, clearly a bit frustrated that her plan to get more information about their trip to Younis hadn't worked. She was intend on letting the conversation go but before she could say another word, she felt Crow press his leg against hers underneath the table. Knowing it was no accident, the knight subtly glanced in his direction. She was confused by his reaction, wondering why he had gotten upset with Cedric's words. Sure Cedric had complimented her but Penelope hardly thought they were flirtatious. 

"Anyways, I'm looking forward to this party of yours. I've mentioned it to a few of the higher ranking knights of the castle guard. They seemed more than willing to go." Cedric mused, switching the subject casually.

Figuring Crow was just being over protective, she lowered one hand down into her lap, pretending to focus her attention on Cedric's words as he spoke about the party. Subtly, she slipped her hand onto his leg, trying to offer what comfort she could while they were in front of the others. "That's great. Anything will help." she mused to Cedric with a small smile. Penelope gave his leg an affectionate squeeze before shifting her hand back into her own lap. 

She chatted casually with Cedric a bit longer about the party as he asked about getting invitations for the nobles he had spoken with as well as other smaller details. Penelope answered what she knew and suggested he'd speak to Dimia if he needed anything clarified since the noblewoman had more of a say in the matter of the party than she did. Eventually the conversation died down and Penelope instead focused on her food, finishing up the bit that was left. Once her stomach was full, she leaned away from the table and let out a content sign. 

"I better get going." Penelope announced, stretching slightly to fight off the weariness that was seeping over her. "I still have a couple letters I need to write before the night's over."

"Good luck with those. I should leave too, actually." Cedric sighed, standing up. "I've got a morning shift tomorrow so I've got to be up early."

Penelope nodded her head and slowly rose up to her feet as well, glancing between Naida and Crow as she prepared to depart. " Guess I'll see you guys tomorrow." she said with a small smile.