Penelope looked around at the horses in the stable, barely paying attention to Crow and William as they spoke. Her gaze roamed over the stable to locate where the saddles and reins were before she turned back, noticing William had turned to address her. She rolled her eyes at his words as he was still trying to get out of stealing. "Not unless you want to risk getting lost in the forest trying to find a whole new way around." She told him with a small snort.
The older knight shot her an annoyed look and in return she shrugged her shoulders. "I'm just trying to get us home, William. We've come this far, are you really going to let pride be the reason they catch up with us?" She challenged. William wrinkled his nose up at her words and cursed under his breath before pushing past the female knight to head over to where the saddles and other riding equipment was.
Penelope gave a pleased look before turning to follow him. She grabbed reins, a pad and a saddle before turning to head back. She walked over to Crow and the black stallion he was eying. "Good choice." She mused as she reached him and placed the saddle down for a moment so she could open up the stall door. "He looks strong. Let's just hope he's also fast." She grinned and then turned her attention back to the horse.
The stallion sniffed at them now that his door was open but otherwise made no moves. Penelope stepped up to him, scratching his head. The horse seemed well-mannered from what she could tell, since he made no moves to bite at her or go rushing out of the stall. These nobles probably work with them alot.. She thought. "Ready to go on an adventure big guy?" She mumbled softly to the horse before stepping back to pick up the equipment again. She put the pad on first and then threw the saddle over it and secured it on the horse with it's belt. After the saddle was properly on, she grabbed the reins and carefully slid them onto the horse's head.
She grabbed the reins and lead him out of the stall then turned to Crow. "Alright, watch how I get on because if you use the wrong leg, you're going to end up sitting backwards or accidentally kicking it." She said with a small smirk. Penelope turned back to the stallion and put her left foot in the stirrup then gripped the saddle with her hand to help pull herself up. She slung her right leg over and shifted her posture slightly so she sat more evenly on the beast. It was admittedly, a bit of an awkward feeling to be riding in a dress since she was so used to her usual knight outfit but it didn't seem to restrict her so she tried to get used to it.
Penelope turned back to Crow and held out her hand to help him up onto the beast. "Ready?" She asked him.
