Penelope raised an eyebrow as he relayed what message to give his companions. It seemed like a vague meeting place but she didn’t question it as he assured that they would know what it meant. If Crow was confident enough in it, then she saw no reason to dispute it. The knight gave a small nod before turning her head to glance over at Otto as he instructed Preston and Percival to collect the horses. Off handedly, the knight thought that she should head out to do the same. Now that she was taking her leave from the group, she wasn’t sure if they’d grab her own horse as well. 

She felt Crow take her hand and she let out a soft sigh as she felt him squeeze it. Though their time apart wouldn’t be that long, the knight was still far from eager to part. As he suggested waiting with them until the horses came, she nodded her head, forgetting about her past intentions to go ready her own beast. It could be put off for just a little longer. “Alright, I’ll hang around until they get back.” she agreed, moving a little closer to him.

Otto stepped past them with his son following closely behind as he headed towards the door. The baron spared them a passing glance. “Let’s wait for them outside.” he directed before heading out of the room. As usual, the baron seemed to be in a rush to get out and on the road. While the knight usually didn’t mind his punctualness, she wasn’t fond of it at the moment. She glanced up at the viceroy and offered a hapless shrug before stepping to follow him out of the room. 

“Aww Penelope you’re leaving us soon, huh?” A small whine came from Naida as the princess hurriedly joined the two, falling in step on the other side of the knight. 

“Unfortunately.” Penelope replied with a small smile. “But I’ll see you again once you guys return.”

“Really?” Naida perked up slightly. “You won’t be staying at the front lines again?”

“I don’t plan to. Provided an agreement for peace is within reach.” she mused with a shrug. Her gaze turned to look up at Crow with a confident smile. “And I have a good feeling about it.”