Penelope return his fond smile with one of her own. Even though she had already known them to be true, she was warmed by the words, especially after all they had both gone through with other men and women attempting to win them over. As he leaned into her leg, she rested a hand on top of his head, affectionately brushing back his hair while he teased Naida once more. She pulled her hand back and crossed her arms over her chest, smiling faintly as they all agreed to be happy about getting out of the castle. 

The knight, however, wasn't as quick to agree. She merely flashed a small smile. While the moment was enjoyable, she was still worried that the rest of the trip wouldn't be. Not to mention she wasn't exactly thrilled to be returning to the warfront. She may not have been out there as long as others but she had been there long enough to know exactly how gruesome it could be. Penelope hoped her plan to convince the barons to only act defensively would help lessen the death and destruction. 

The worries reminded her that Crow still wished to talk alone. Her gaze flickered over the group as they all took their break and noted that it likely wouldn't be much longer until they would need to get back on the road. Penelope waited a bit, noticing Crow was still finishing up his food, before she stretched her arms and stepped away from the tree before anyone could suggest they start to pack up once more. 

"Well, I think I'm going to go take a walk before we go." she announced. "If I'm going to be stuck riding until the evening I'd prefer to be prepared for it."

"Just don't take long." Otto advised, turning his head to look over at her as she spoke up. "We need to get moving soon."

Though his tone was much softer than William's had been when pushing them forward, Penelope detected there was underlying tone of warning. Which likely meant he didn't plan on waiting up for her. "Of course." she said dipping her head to the baron as she moved to step away from the group, casting a brief glance towards Crow.