Penelope looked over at him with mild confusion as he slowed to a stop and moved in front of her. As he pulled her close,, her confusion faded into a smile as she leaned in to meet his lips and wrapped her arms around him. The knight looked up at him as he pulled back and assured her that she'd find a place amongst the outer villages. She gave a small nod of agreement, knowing she'd eventually figure out something to do. The thought of not being a knight was merely strange to her. After training and working as one for her whole life, the shift into a different career path would be a bit difficult.
“A-and maybe if you feel like you’ve done enough there… you could find purpose in your family… our family.”
Her eyes widened at his words with unbridled surprise. She felt her heart flutter, excited by the thought of them creating a family. It was strange how differently she looked at the idea of children and marriage when it came to her future with Crow. Before meeting him, she had been solely focused on her career with little care for the idea of marrying or having children. Largely because she had expected to either remain alone or be pushed into an arranged marriage, not truly caring about which it ended up being.
However, after meeting him, that changed greatly. It was difficult to imagine herself marrying anyone else. Even though she had come close to marrying Gavin, it had been an arrangement she was originally forced into, something that wasn't her choice. Crow, however, was her choice. The thought of marrying him and raising children together made her heart fill with warmth for the possibilities their future together held. It made her happy to know that he was thinking about it too. Penelope smiled up at him lovingly. "Gods I love you." She giggled before leaning up and kissing him deeply as she pressed into him.
After a moment, she pulled back and rest her forehead against his. The knight met his gaze and smiled. "I know I'll figure something out once the time comes." She mused in agreement with his words. Though she didn't believe she had done that much for her kingdom - especially considering her failure to prevent the war - she was grateful Crow seemed to think she had done well as a knight.
"It'll just take a while to get used to the idea of that changing." She told him with a shrug. She reached a hand up and lightly toyed with his hair as she averted her gaze off to the side, blushing a little. "And what you said earlier sounds pretty good too... Our family.. I mean." Penelope felt a little embarrassed by bringing up the topic again. It wasn't something they had really discussed before and was meant for the distant future, but the knight wanted him to know that she was having similar thoughts when it came to their future together.
Penelope let him go and took a small step back, her gaze shifting over to the camp before looking back over at Crow. "We should both get to bed soon. It's getting pretty late." She told him, quickly switching the subject to relieve herself from some of the bashfulness she felt.
“A-and maybe if you feel like you’ve done enough there… you could find purpose in your family… our family.”
Her eyes widened at his words with unbridled surprise. She felt her heart flutter, excited by the thought of them creating a family. It was strange how differently she looked at the idea of children and marriage when it came to her future with Crow. Before meeting him, she had been solely focused on her career with little care for the idea of marrying or having children. Largely because she had expected to either remain alone or be pushed into an arranged marriage, not truly caring about which it ended up being.
However, after meeting him, that changed greatly. It was difficult to imagine herself marrying anyone else. Even though she had come close to marrying Gavin, it had been an arrangement she was originally forced into, something that wasn't her choice. Crow, however, was her choice. The thought of marrying him and raising children together made her heart fill with warmth for the possibilities their future together held. It made her happy to know that he was thinking about it too. Penelope smiled up at him lovingly. "Gods I love you." She giggled before leaning up and kissing him deeply as she pressed into him.
After a moment, she pulled back and rest her forehead against his. The knight met his gaze and smiled. "I know I'll figure something out once the time comes." She mused in agreement with his words. Though she didn't believe she had done that much for her kingdom - especially considering her failure to prevent the war - she was grateful Crow seemed to think she had done well as a knight.
"It'll just take a while to get used to the idea of that changing." She told him with a shrug. She reached a hand up and lightly toyed with his hair as she averted her gaze off to the side, blushing a little. "And what you said earlier sounds pretty good too... Our family.. I mean." Penelope felt a little embarrassed by bringing up the topic again. It wasn't something they had really discussed before and was meant for the distant future, but the knight wanted him to know that she was having similar thoughts when it came to their future together.
Penelope let him go and took a small step back, her gaze shifting over to the camp before looking back over at Crow. "We should both get to bed soon. It's getting pretty late." She told him, quickly switching the subject to relieve herself from some of the bashfulness she felt.