As they walked on towards the valley, Penelope found herself enjoying their time together. It felt a bit like the past as they spoke comfortably and traveled together. It was peaceful and she began to realize just how comforting it was to be in his company again. He was the only one she could truly let her guard down around. She had forced herself to keep a bit of a distance from others after falling for the thief and even though Olivia was close to her, there were still things the knight refused to share with her friend.
When they reached the valley, Penelope was about to look around for the other when Crow spoke up again. She turned to him, blinking in surprise as he began to tell her about how his companions didn't even know about his illness. However, before he was even able to finish, Rikki barreled into the thief. The knight jumped slightly at the female thief's sudden appearance and watched as she hugged Crow and then quickly ran off to alert the others. "I don't think so either." She agreed with some amusement as she looked up at Crow.
As he mentioned her returning back to camp, she gave a small nod of agreement. "Yeah." She mumbled glancing over her shoulder in the direction they had came. The knight felt reluctant to leave, wishing she had more time with him. Their planned meeting had been ruined by the patrols and it would likely be a while before they'd be able to figure out when to meet up again since the thieves had lost their camp and she'd have to make sure to be present around camp for the coming days. Suddenly the mission that had once felt treacherous seemed like the easy days. Despite the danger they had faced, they were able to be together for every day of it.
She looked back over at him at his sudden offer. She blinked and paused a moment to think it over. A small of her felt it was best to get back to camp as soon as possible, even if meant traveling the whole night. However, she had already gotten this far away. Would it really be so terrible to stay the night? She was beginning to think it wouldn't be. Besides if she traveled all the way back to camp, she'd end up passing out immediately from exhaustion from traveling for so long, which likely wouldn't help her too much in trying to fool her comrades. There was also the fact that it meant she'd be able to stay with Crow longer, something that sounded very appealing to the knight as she knew it'd be a while before they'd meet again.
"Well.. I already came this far." She gave a small smile. "It's a long journey back so I might as well get stay and get some sleep so I don't wear myself out, right? If it's alright, I'd like to stay."
