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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

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It'll save me from a huge wall of text of their meeting xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

The next day came quick and the knights wasted little time in departing from their temporary camp. Everyone was eager to return back to camp after having fought two battles, even the barons didn't waste much time in preparing to leave. The trip back was uneventful and mainly consisted of idle chat amongst the knights in order to pass time as they returned to their camp. Penelope spent some time at the front with Tomas, Mia, and Edward as the three discussed the success of the battles.

The conversation wasn't very interesting to the female knight as Edward gave himself high praise for the success while Mia and Tomas spoke about areas that could be improved in the organization of the battalion. She eventually left the older higher ups to speak with each other and fell back besides Olivia. The two chatted casually, enjoying the calmness of the day, and were eventually joined by Gavin.

The male knight didn't join in much on their conversation, instead having his gaze trained on the path ahead, but he at least seemed content in their company. The three traveled on with the rest of the knights, finding a bit of a peaceful moment despite growing weary as the day wore on. It took the battalion nearly the whole day to reach their camp. By the time it came into sight, it was nearly dusk. As the battalion flooded into their camp, some knights headed straight to their tents while others headed straight to the alcohol supply, intent on celebrating the two victories.

The camp grew lively at the return of the battalion as a good portion of knights drank themselves into oblivion. Penelope stood off to the side of a small camp fire as she watched Olivia partake in a drinking competition with one of their comrades. She shook her head a little and glanced around the camp. Her gaze fell on Gavin as she noticed the male knight walking rigidly towards a particular tent. Bran's tent. She frowned a little and walked over to her friend. "Hey, Gavin." She called to him. He paused and looked over at her as she hurried to catch up with him. She stopped in front of him and fell into an awkward silence for a brief moment.

"Already going to speak with Bran?" she finally asked.

"Yeah... He needs to know what happened." Gavin mumbled looking over at the tent. A dim light was glowing from inside, likely from a lit oil lamp, alerting them that he was likely inside.

"Do you want me to go with you?" she asked. "Bran can be... a bit much sometimes.. And I can't even imagine how he'll take the news."

"Thanks but I can handle it on my own." Gavin told her reassuringly. He turned to leave but paused, looking over his shoulder at Penelope. He gave her a small smile. "I appreciate all your help though... really, Penelope. Thank you."

Penelope returned his smile and nodded her head. "No problem, Gavin." She told him. As he headed off to tell Alan's father about what had happened, she turned and headed off to her tent. The female knight had had enough action for a while and wanted nothing more than to enjoy a bit of peace in the coming days as she waited to meet up with Crow again. Stepping inside, she laid back on her mat and stared up at the ceiling of her tent, clearing her mind for a moment. Eventually, she drifted off to sleep, her weariness getting the best of her.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Ok! Penelope's in for a bit of a shock since she thinks Crow is ok right now XD
It'll be interesting to see Penelope and Hazel interact again cx Penelope will definitely push for her meeting the physician right away lol

EDIT: Also did you want to skip to the meeting soon? I don't think much will go on for the knights after they get back to camp since everyone's either going to be resting or celebrating for the most part cx

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

"Hold still."

Penelope gritted her teeth as Jane cleaned the small gash on her side with alcohol. The sting of the liquid made the small injury feel much worse and as it finally dulled down, she relaxed a little and let out a long breath. The physician proceeded to wrap a bandage over it and then stepped back, eying her work for a moment before giving a nod of approval. "Alright you should be fine now. You know, you just keep getting lucky. A little deeper and that would might have been a serious problem." Jane mused.

"If that's the case I don't want to know what it's like to be unlucky." Penelope muttered a bit dryly.

"No you don't." Jane agreed as she gathered her supplies. "Just don't exert yourself and you should heal up just fine in a couple days."

"Thank you." Penelope nodded and watched as the physician walked away. She turned her head to look over as Olivia walked up to her. The other female knight was walking with a slight limp, having received a hit to her right leg with a mace that left her with a nasty bruise. However, she otherwise appeared to be in good health, which Penelope was thankful for. Olivia moved and stiffly sat down besides her, letting out a long groan as she shifted to attempt to get comfortable.

"Oh I can't wait to get back to camp." Olivia sighed. "It's only been two days but I miss my bedroll so much right now."

"One more day." Penelope assured her friend as she leaned back on the palms of her hands. "And hopefully we won't be leaving camp for a while after that."

"I'll say. We might have won but gods I'm exhausted." Olivia said with an exaggerated yawn. "I don't think I'll leave camp for a week."

"Right." Penelope chuckled.

Olivia fell silent for a moment and swept her gaze over the battalion of knights before turning her attention back over to Penelope. "So how's your ex-suitor doing? He wasn't looking too good yesterday."

"He's alright." Penelope mumbled shifting her gaze to glance over at Gavin, who was speaking quietly with another knight. She frowned a little and looked back over at her friend. "He lost a close friend and he hasn't really had a chance to deal with that yet. I'm sure he'll be back to usual soon, he just needs some time."

"Well, he's tougher than I thought." Olivia commented with a shrug. "I'm surprised he didn't fold during this battle.. But then again, he did have you coddling him.. Speaking of which," she smirked and raised an eyebrow at Penelope questioningly. "I've noticed you two have been hanging out a lot more again. Something going on there, Penelope?"

Penelope rolled her eyes at Olivia's suggestive question. "You know I wouldn't do that.. We're just becoming friends again. I'm-" the knight paused and lowered her voice to avoid anyone overhearing."still with Crow."

"Figures. You don't know how to have fun." Olivia pouted. "It's nice to have a little variety in your life sometimes... Even you know that." She winked.

"I only acted like that for short time a year ago." Penelope grumbled defensively. She shook her head and eyed Olivia with a hint of curiosity. "You don't have any plans to ever settle down do you?"

"Nope~!" Olivia giggled and shrugged her shoulders. "Not unless I'm forced into a marriage like you were. Or maybe when if I get old and my looks start to fade."

Penelope shook her head a little at Olivia's words. Though she smiled in amusement, Olivia's words sounded a bit lonely to the knight. She understood them though, having gone through times in her life when she had no plans for marriage or starting a family both before meeting Crow and then shortly after losing him. Olivia was different though. She was never overly focused on her career like Penelope had one been and as far Penelope knew, she had never been in a long term relationship before either. It was strange to think Olivia was satisfied with how her life was but perhaps that was what fitted her best.

"Well that could always change you know. Met the right guy and all your plans now will just unfold." Penelope mumbled, thinking of Crow.

"You and your lovestruck ass." Olivia laughed and shook her head. "Nah, I like my plans too much. Besides if I actually fell for someone that'd mean I wouldn't be able to make fun of you anymore so where's the fun in that?"

"Whatever." Penelope snorted and gave her a small push. She paused before lowering her gaze to the ground as she went on in a quiet voice, "By the way... Did you happen to see him today? During the battle I mean."

"Hm?" Olivia raised an eyebrow and then shook her head. "No. I think I saw a couple of the others amongst the villagers though. Why? Worried?"

"A little." Penelope admitted vaguely. She was a little relieved to hear that Olivia hadn't seen him during the battle either. Perhaps Crow had decided to stay out of it after all. She looked over at Olivia and gave a small smile. "It's not important. Anyways, I think I'm going to try and get some sleep. I'm tired."

"Yeah me too." Olivia agreed as she stood up. "Night, Penelope."

"Night Olivia." The two gave a small wave goodbye before Olivia moved to rest closer to a small camp fire while Penelope remained where she was. It was barely sunset but she was tired from the long two days and knowing they had a whole trip back to camp the next day made her decide it was best to retire to bed early. Feeling a little better about Crow, she laid down on the forest floor and closed her eyes as she attempted to get some sleep.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope's not going to be happy when she finds out about that XD

Oh dang xD

Ooo I'm excited for all of that cx
I'm kinda thinking Penelope will hang around the castle/inner kingdom for a while instead of going straight back to the war, especially if we keep the whole thing of her seeing the Brerratic god and then having to convince the king into trying to end the war. Penelope learned a bit of how to manage property and some other business stuff over the timeskip so I'm thinking she'll show that off when trying to convince Albin cx

I could see her definitely getting involved in some shenanigans. I also can't wait for her to find out that Naida is Crow's half sister XD I imagine that Naida doesn't really tell people much about her family, especially now, so Penelope probably has no clue to who her parents are or what family business she's taking care of currently cx

And it's funny because I kinda pictured Albin sending Crow to Younis to negotiate as well cx I like that idea though! If we go down that route, I'm thinking Penelope will return to the battlefront when Crow leaves for Younis and then possibly return with him once she learns that there are plans for peace between the two kingdoms.

As for how the war goes, I was originally thinking that either Brerra would sorta start to become more of the clear winner or it would continue to be a sorta stalemate between the two kingdoms by the time Penelope, Crow and John leave since I figure that either of those options would work better for the story and them trying to stop the war.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope continued to fight alongside Gavin. As the battle continued on, they pushed forward with the rest of the knights, though often got stalled in their extra efforts to protect villagers. The female knight continued to keep an eye out for Crow but never managed to spot him amongst the crowd. Getting too distracted with her concern for the thief, she eventually received an injury to her side. Luckily the cut was minor though and didn't stop the knight from seeing the battle through to the end.

The Younisian forces were finally beginning to fall back to the border and away from the village. Mia and Edward rode to the front of the battalion, commanding the rest of the battalion to a halt just beyond Grimsby. The barons made it clear that they weren't looking to push further into Younis today but rather just wanted to reclaim their own kingdom's territory. Smart move. Penelope thought tiredly as she came to a stop amongst her comrades as the fighting began to die down. Sweeping her gaze over the other knights, it was clear to see that the two days of fighting was wearing them down. Most were panting and some even trembled with exhaustion as they held their weapons, ready incase the Younisians decided to regroup and attack again.

Looking ahead, Penelope watched as Mia and Edward focused their gazes on the Younisian baron, clearly waiting to see if he would dare to launch his troops back into battle. She held her breath as the moment seemed to drag on and was only broke as the Younisian baron spat something to his lieutenant then turned to lead his troops away from Brerra. A sense of relief and victory flooded over the Brerratic battalion.

They weren't without loss though. As Penelope looked around, she was quick to notice most knights remained silent with tired looks. One of them being Gavin, who looked ahead with a dull gaze. The male knight let out a long sigh then turned to Penelope, forcing a small smile. "Well, looks like we won." He mused softly. "I'm just glad we can get back to camp now."

Penelope gave a small nod of agreement. "I just hope it means that it'll be awhile before we have to fight again."

The barons exchanged pleased looks with each other before moving on to round up the knights. "Everyone! We'll head back to the wagons tonight and rest." Edward announced loudly. "Tomorrow we'll make our trip back to camp and then we can properly celebrate our victory!"

There was a cheer of agreement from a small section of knights as they fell in step behind their baron. Penelope hesitated to follow, casting one last glance over her shoulder at the village. She hadn't seen Crow in either battle and she hoped that meant he had chosen to stay out of them. The female knight nearly felt tempted to sneak off to look for the thieves, just to double check. However, she knew that it wouldn't be wise. Instead she turned and followed the rest of her battalion as they walked deeper into the surrounding forest where the wagons were located.

She'd have to wait until their next meeting to find out if he was well. The thought made her frown, the wait already beginning to bug her. She already knew that the next few days would go by slower than she was hoping for in her eagerness to see him again. Penelope let out a long exhale and lowered her gaze as she fell in step besides Gavin.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Oh nice cx Penelope's going to feel kinda guilty for a while lol
I'm up for hearing some! :D

And yeah actually cx the user name was AkaReikou

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Though the Younisian forces didn't seem to expect them, they were quick to assemble themselves in preparation for the attack. Penelope even found it a bit impressive how well organized the enemy forces seemed to be. However, she just hoped that organization alone wouldn't give them too much of an upperhand in this fight. The Brerratic forces may have caught them off guard but she knew her comrades had yet to fully recover from the previous battle.

Focusing back ahead, she watched as Mia drew her sword and raised it up high. With a battle cry, the baroness lead the charge into Grimsby, almost immediately cutting down one of the Younisian knights as she rode forward. The rest of the battalion followed suit, rushing into the village and clashing against the enemy forces. Penelope was careful to remain near Gavin as she fought with a Younisian knight. She found herself a bit distracted, as her focus wasn't so much on the fight as it was on various people. Trying to keep an eye on Gavin, watching over nearby villagers, and keeping an eye out for Crow all made the fight a little bit more difficult than usual.

The knight flinched as she misstepped and caused an opening in her defense that the enemy seemed to notice right away. The Younisian knight lunged to attack but was intercepted by another blade. Gavin used the blunt side of his blade to block the attack and then pushed the enemy knight back before swiping at his side, barely giving him a chance to recover. Penelope gripped her blade and moved to attack the man from the other side. Outnumbered, the two quickly overpowered him.

Penelope let out a long breath and glanced over her shoulder as a second battlecry rang out. It was Edward leading his forces into the village to attack. "I hope that means we can drive them out quicker." Gavin mumbled. He turned to look away and then motioned for Penelope to follow him as his gaze fell on a few of the villagers fighting against two Younisian knights. She nodded and took off after him to defend the peasants.

As they moved, she couldn't help but look over the chaos around them in search of Crow. She had her doubts that the thief had chosen to completely stay out of the battle so she worried about his safety. Amongst the chaos, the only thief she managed to spot was Alistair, who made quick work of a Younisian knight that came close to attack a young villager struggling to fight. She was glad that the knights of Brerra still seemed to be obeying the rule that the barons decided to enforce. Most of her comrades didn't seem to fight so recklessly anymore.

Focusing back on the fight ahead, she charged forward to clash blade with the enemy knight. Gavin maneuvered to place himself between the knights and villagers as he fought alongside her.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

WHAAAAAATTT
Those are great! :D if we ever have a ball scene in this rp I'm definitely going to be playing Waltz of the Kings in the background for inspiration xD