Penelope stood back besides Abraxas as she watched Crow and William butt heads once again. She smirked a little but held her tongue. She found that having Hartley around might prove more useful than previously thought since he was able to help them with simple things that the people of Younis knew that the three knights and thief of Brerra did not. As Crow returned, William was clearly trying to hold back his anger at the thief’s smug remark. He glanced toward Penelope, as if trying to tell her to control him.
The female knight shrugged her shoulders. “Too late now.” She mumbled to her comrade before turning to follow Hartley and Crow to the room. It was at the end of a long hallway that seemed fairly quiet despite the other rooms nearby. Hartley held the door of the room open for Penelope, flashing a charming grin her way. As soon as the female knight had passed, the young thief quickly stepped in after her causing for the door to almost hit the unsuspecting Abraxas.
Penelope glanced over the five beds before moving to take the one on the far right. The knight stretched and sat down on the bed, feeling a bit weary now that she was finally able to relax. William was quick to take the bed closest to the door, eying the thieves with hatred. “Enjoy it while you can, thief.” He grumbled to Crow. “You’ll be back on the floor where you belong after this.”
Hartley moved to lay back on one of the beds near Penelope. “Ahhhh, this definitely beats sleeping on the ground.” He said as he stretched out comfortably.
With everyone settling down for the night, Penelope laid down in the bed she had chosen. She had wrapped herself rather tightly with a blanket and found herself quickly drifting off to sleep. With pesky thoughts and worries pushed away by tiredness, the knight was able to have a deep and peaceful sleep.
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“Rise and shine~!” Sang a soft voice that stirred Penelope from her sleep along with a couple gentle taps.
She slowly opened her eyes to find it was Hartley, who had quickly volunteered to wake her once again. The knight gave a sleepy nod to the thief as she sat up in her bed. “I’m up, I’m up..” She mumbled, finding it hard to wake up. It was rare for the knight to sleep so soundly so naturally it was a bit harder to fully wake up.
“Sorry I had to wake you.” Hartley said then add with a smile. “But if it’s any consolation, you’re really cute when you sleep.”
“It’s really not but I’ll accept the apology.” Penelope joked with a shrug. She glanced around the room and noticed Abraxas was gone, likely getting the horses and cart ready for them to depart as he usually did. William had just stepped back into the room with an impatient look as he glared at Hartley. “Hurry up thief. I let you do one thing and you take all morning to do it.” He snapped.
