Penelope gave a confused expression and followed his gesture to the table of women with her eyes. The group reminded the knight of vultures, waiting to swoop in once the kill had been abandoned. It made her look forward to the day when she could finally assert that the viceroy was already very taken. However, unbothered by them otherwise, she turned back to Crow with an amused look in her gaze. "Probably a good decision. They look ready to swarm." she joked as she moved to take a step away from their table. 

"I'll hope that you do." Penelope nodded and returned his smile with a soft one of her own. "See you tomorrow, Crow." Having said her parting words, the knight turned and headed out of the Great Hall, making her way towards the knight's quarters. Though there wasn't a ton she could do that night to prepare for the trip, there was one overdue visit she needed to make before starting. 

Rounding the corner, she stepped up to her father's room and knocked on the door. She had seen him exit the Great Hall a short time before herself and hoped to catch him before he went to bed that night. Luckily it seemed she had as John opened the door still in his armor. As his gaze landed on Penelope, he blinked, seeming mildly surprised by her sudden visit and opened the door further. "Penelope? What are you doing here?" he paused as a thought seemed to cross his mind. "Did the king approve of the call for peace?"

"That's part of the reason I'm here. Crow just finished the council meeting today and the king had formally decided to try and end the war with Younis peacefully." Penelope explained to her father. 

John nodded his head, taking in the information for a moment. "That's good. Your hard work paid off."

"But, Crow has to leave in three days to go to Younis." She added, shifting slightly as she prepared to add that she planned to join him. 

However she didn't get the chance as John heaved a soft sigh and rest his hand on her shoulder. "I see. Well you must have patience with these things. Perhaps some time apart before you begin courting will be good." he mused. 

"Actually... Crow's still going to try and convince the king before he leaves but more so than that, I plan to leave with him." Penelope explained with a sheepish smile. "I'm not going with him to Younis of course but I should be returning to my battalion now that I've done what I said I would here. I'm sure Mia is expecting me back at some point before the war's end after all." 

John crossed his arms over his chest as he listened to his daughter. "Penelope.." he paused and then ran a hand over his face. "Alright. But don't either of you forget about what I said about your courting. I have eyes and ears everywhere, girl." 

Penelope blushed a little and rolled her eyes. "It's not like we'll be traveling alone anyways. And besides that we both gave you our word, you have nothing to worry about." she assured with an embarrassed huff. 

John grunted, making the knight believe he still didn't fully trust either of them. However, he didn't add any protest and that was enough for her. "You better go get some sleep then. You only have a short time to get prepared after all." he advised. 

Penelope nodded her head in agreement. She exchanged parting words with her father and then headed off to retire to her own room for the night. Stepping inside, the knight settled in and got into bed, wrapping the blankets around herself to fend of the cold night air. Sleep didn't come easy as she felt a bit of nervousness churn in her stomach as she worried over Crow speaking to Albin about their courtship. The nagging thoughts didn't go away easily but eventually she managed to drift off into a restless sleep.