Penelope was relieved that the viceroy was quick to pick up on her subtle hint and she paused as he got up to join her. She paused at the edge of the clearing as she waited for him to join her. Her gaze flickered briefly over to Otto as the baron tried to advise against him leaving behind his guards. While the knight might normally have agreed, she didn't appreciate the sentiment at the moment. Luckily the baron didn't further insist on Crow sticking with his guards. Just as they seem free to catch a moment alone though, Naida piped in just as the knight had worried. 

At least, this time they could actually use their relationship as an excuse to be alone. The knight bit back an amused smile and gladly took his hand in hers. She began to walk off with him, waiting until they were out of earshot to cast Crow a smirk. "Well I never thought I'd see the day we'd use our relationship as an excuse to be alone rather than trying to find a lie instead." she mused. After all the times they had snuck off to be together, she found it a bit ironic that the one time they could admit to wanting time alone was really just so they could sneak off to discuss other matters.

She gave his hand a small squeeze. The knight glanced over her shoulder to make sure they were out of eyesight of the rest of the group before coming to a stop and turning to face him. As she looked up at him, she paused before leaning up to press a kiss to his lips. Even though she was a bit anxious to find out what he had been meaning to tell her, she couldn't help but also be glad to have the short moment alone with him. They might have finally been able to court properly but they were still always in the public eye and moments alone were usually rare. Not to mention they'd be separating soon enough. 

"Sorry," she mumbled with a sheepish smile as she pulled back from the kiss, knowing she shouldn't have let herself get so easily distracted. Clearing her throat, she met his gaze with a more serious expression. "What was it that you wanted to talk about?"