Penelope looked over at Crow as he added the time they got separated from the other knights. "That's true." she agreed with a smirk. Thinking back on it now, getting separated from her comrades had been rather important. Though there was no way of knowing for sure, it was likely that she never would confessed her feelings for him with William and Abraxas always around. At the very least it would have put quite the strain on the newly founded relationship back then. Some of her best memories from that mission were the days they spent alone together. 

The knight gave her friend a sympathetic look as Naida complained about her own lack of adventure. She supposed she could understand the king's protectiveness over his daughter but knew that it must have been annoying for Naida based on her own experiences. Naida was just as much of knight as she was a princess after all. 

Looking ahead, a small smile crossed her lips as Naida pointed out the tavern ahead. "Thank gods, let's get out of this cold then." Penelope said, eagerly picking up her pace. She hurried after Naida towards the building, already beginning to hear the sound of people talking and loud bellows of drunken laughter. It seemed that despite the cold, the tavern was just as busy as it usually was. As they stepped inside, Penelope was greeted by a burst of warm air that made her give a small sigh of relief to finally be out of the cold weather. She removed the hood of her cloak and glanced around the tavern. 

The biggest difference between this tavern and ones in the outer villages was of course the money that went into it. While it had the same usual set up of any tavern, there were subtle signs of wealth hidden in the quality of the establishment and it's decor. Penelope was also sure Crow would see a difference in the alcohol itself since the taverns of the inner kingdom often carried higher quality ale and the like.  Offhandedly she also noticed that the crowd was rather mixed tonight. Usually knights were the most common customers at this tavern but tonight a few other nobles of varying status also filled up a couple tables. Penelope recognized a couple faces from the party and guessed that the nobles must have decided to drink together before heading back to their manors. 

She also noticed a group of drunken knights eying them. Well more specifically Crow. One seemed to notice her gaze on them and quickly looked away, saying something to the others to make them do the same. Penelope gave a small snort but otherwise ignored them before turning back to Naida as she lead them over to an empty table. "So, first impressions?" she asked Crow as she moved to slide in across from her friend.