"You're brother is pleasant company as usual I see." Gavin sighed as the two walked away from the others.
"Just go ahead and call him an ass, Gavin. I know you want to." Penelope said with a small chuckle as she looked over at the male knight. Gavin smiled faintly and shrugged his shoulders before pausing, taking on a more serious look.
"But... is he right to worry?" Gavin asked lowering his voice as his gaze searched over hers. Penelope looked over at him, a little confused at what he was hinting at until it clicked. She blinked in realization that he was trying to find out if the thieves were planning to steal from the knights.
"I don't know." She muttered with a dismissive shrug. Penelope shifted her gaze away from Gavin, suddenly feeling rather cautious around the male knight. Crow did mention them potentially looting the knights but it didn't sound like they would take much. Plus she wasn't too sure she trusted Gavin with such information. While he may have been a good friend to her, his loyalties weren't split like hers, his remained solely with the knights. Which meant he could be a threat to Crow and the other thieves if he found out anything.
Gavin frowned a little at her. "I'm just asking because.. well we have two battles coming up. We need our supplies if we're going to win them both."
"We'll be fine." she assured him with a small shrug before lowering her voice to add, "Even if they did steal from us, they aren't greedy. They take what they need.. He wouldn't purposely put us at a disadvantage."
"They took the whole wagon before though.." Gavin pointed out.
"They also stole from Younis to make it even and probably to try and delay the next battle." Penelope responded quickly. She came to a halt and turned her head to meet Gavin's gaze. The male knight still looked uncertain and she let out a small sigh, wishing he would understand. "I know we're trained to think one way about criminals but they're not all heartless or thoughtless, Gavin. For example, you don't think lowly of peasants just because of their status do you?"
"Well no but-"
"Exactly." Penelope cut him off and offered him a half-hearted smile. "The same applies to them. Honestly it applies to everyone and people need to start realizing that. So can you at least try to? Or at least stop trying to convince me otherwise."
Gavin held her gaze for a moment before letting out a soft sigh. "Alright.. I can't make any promises but I trust you."
Penelope smiled up at him and gave an appreciative nod. "Thank you." She said before turning to grab another sack of supplies. Gavin followed her lead grabbing one as well.
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It took them most of the day to finish packing the supplies for the trip. Lifting the heavy bags and boxes all day left Penelope's muscle aching. The female knight let out a soft groan as she stepped into her tent for the night. She retired to bed early, wanting to sleep off the day's work so she could be prepared for the journey and battle to come. As she laid back on her mat, the knight stretched out her limbs and then closed her eyes as she settled down for the night.
Sleep didn't come easy though. She found herself worrying about what the following days would bring. If they'd be able to push back the Younisian forces, if her family and friends would be ok, and if Crow would decide to fight. The knight sighed and rolled over onto her side, trying to ignore it all and get comfortable. It was difficult, but after tossing and turning a few more times, the knight finally drifted off into a deep sleep.
