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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope glanced over at Olivia as the other female knight fell back besides Crow. She rolled her eyes as she heard Olivia's sultry words. She listened in as Crow denied it and went on to accuse her of being disappointed that Alistair wasn't with them. A smirk crossed over her lips as she noticed Olivia blush and soon the female knight gave up in bugging them. She looked up at Crow and chuckled at his words.

"Hopefully. It seems you found her weakness." she said with amusement as she looked back ahead at Olivia. It was a bit strange to see her friend get so flustered, especially since she was used to her causing other people embarrassment. Penelope wondered how far her feelings for the thief would go. Was it just a temporary thing or would it become deeper? If it did become serious, perhaps Penelope would still be able to keep one of her friends when she left to be with Crow at the end of the war. The thought was a bit exciting to her even though it was merely a passing thought of something that might never be.

"Now, if we can just figure out a way to get the other one to trust you a little, the rest of this trip will be a lot easier." Penelope sighed as she walked besides him. She glanced ahead towards Gavin, wishing that the male knight would at least put some kind of faith in Crow. He was being less vocal about his distrust around Crow now but his actions made it clear enough. She shook her head and began to glance around the forest, keeping an eye out for any passing patrols. Since she was no longer worried about what was wrong with Crow and knowing that the thief was actually suffering from poor sleep, she decided to focus on keeping an eye out as they traveled on towards the village.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Good xD

Sorry that one took me a while cx it's been a long day at work lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave a small, happy giggle at his affectionate words. "I'm glad I'm able to. You had me scared there for a moment." she smiled at him and leaned in to kiss him back. She took a step back from him as well, taking his hand in hers as he advised catching up with the other two knights. Though she wished they could spare a little more time alone, she knew he was right. They still had to get to Aramoor after all.

She gave a small nod. "We better get going then.. I'm sure Gavin will start freaking out if we took too much longer anyways." At the thought of her ex-suitor, the knight glanced over at Crow, suddenly recalling her conversation with the male knight the night before. A lot of what Crow had said had been similar to what Gavin had argued. She hadn't realized it at first since she had been a bit too caught up in emotions and trying to prevent Crow from ending things for such a reason. He must have overheard us.. She sighed softly to herself. It made a little more sense to her why Crow had been acting the way he had now and why he slept so poorly.

With the issue solved, she hoped that he wouldn't let anything else Gavin said get to him as strongly. Penelope squeezed his hand fondly as she walked at him side. Though she knew he was aching from poor sleep, she did pick up her pace slightly in order to catch up with the other two knights, hoping it wasn't too much for the thief. Luckily it wasn't long before they came back into view. Gavin had slowed his pace considerably and was continuously glancing over his shoulder, clearly keeping an eye out for them. When he finally spotted the two, he slowed to a stop and relaxed slightly as he waited for them to catch up.

"There you two are." Gavin sighed.

"I told you we would only be gone for a moment." Penelope said with a casual shrug. "Let's get going."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

It was ;-; they're adorable

Thanks! lol I'll definitely try

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope felt a wave of relief as he wrapped her up in tight embrace. The knight wasted no time sinking into his touch and wrapping her arms around him as well. Knowing that he had been so close to ending things made her hold him a bit tighter, a bit shaken by the thought of losing him again. She smiled at his words, glad that she had managed to make him realize he was wrong. She leaned in to meet him as he kissed her, savoring the feeling of being so close to him. After also speaking about her regret over the two years they were apart, she couldn't help but feel a swell of affection and gratefulness that he was back in her life.

As he pulled back, she reached a hand up to brush back a strand of hair from his face. "I'm sorry you didn't know sooner.." she mumbled, feeling a small bit of guilt. It wasn't like she had been trying to hide it from him but she couldn't help but feel a little bad after seeing how pained he was thinking that he needed to let her go. Penelope pressed an affectionate kiss to his cheek before resting her head against his.

"It is what I want." she assured him softly. "And I know you will so don't stress yourself out again thinking you aren't enough. Or that you're ruining me, because you're not. I want that future after the war that we talked about and I won't be giving it up easily." The knight smiled and closed her eyes for a brief moment. "Whatever challenges come with obtaining that will be a piece of cake as long as we're together.. We've gotten through an enemy castle, mercenaries, battles, and everything in between."

Penelope pulled back slightly to smirk up at him softly. "And we're about to add a band of murderous thieves to the list."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope tried to get Crow to realize how important he is to her cx

Yeah cx It just depends on how well the script does and if you can keep finding jobs lol
From what I know, it doesn't XD unless you have a good job

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope froze at his words as he said they should stop seeing each other. For a moment, she was still expecting a different explanation since his words had been so far from what she had guessed was wrong. She stared him in disbelief as he went on to explain his reasoning on why he believed she should let him go. Her throat grew tight with emotion as she listened to him, noticing the guilt that seemed to hang in his words. She'd had no clue that the issue had been bugging him so deeply, enough to even push him to think they were better off separating. The knight remained silent as he spoke and felt herself tremble at the thought of actually listening to his words. She knew better, she knew she couldn't let him go.

"Crow, I.." she paused feeling her voice shake slightly. She shook her head and shifted her gaze away from him. "You're wrong... You're so wrong about this." The knight pursed her lips together, trying to figure out how to make him understand how she felt. He seemed so certain that he was wrong for her and she wanted to change that. Penelope needed him to realize just how important he was to her and how she wouldn't come to regret being with him like both he and Gavin thought.

She suddenly grabbed his hand and lifted it to her cheek near her scar, holding it there firmly. "Just listen first, ok?" she told him, letting out a long exhale. "When I got this scar, I was chasing after the staff... I was so determined to prevent the war from happening that I got reckless. I was blinded by desperation that I probably would have searched for that damned staff until I got killed if it hadn't been for William, who forced me to accept the truth that it was gone and war was coming.."

Penelope lowered her gaze away from him. "I wasn't trying so hard to prevent the war because of my family or to help the outer villages.. There was no noble reason. It was entirely selfish. I just wanted to get back to you during that time and I didn't want to give you up. When I finally did accept the truth, I thought I had lost any future with you forever so I had to focus back on what I knew. My job, my family, my status... With time, I learned to bury my feelings for you but over the course of two whole years, I was never able to actually let you go.

"I've lived with the regret of losing you and our future for two whole years, Crow. Everything that I have right now isn't even what I wanted to begin with. What I wanted was to be with you in Farhill... I mean, gods! I was with Gavin for nearly a year and I left him in a matter of mere weeks just to be with you." She let go of his hand, letting her own fall to her side as she let out a quiet sigh. "I know peasant life is go to be far different than what I've known as a noble and I know I'm leaving a lot behind... I'm not saying it'll be easy but I know it'll be worth it.. You're just looking at it the wrong way."

She lifted her gaze again to meet his with an affection gaze. Her eyes were a bit watery, still a bit emotional at the thought of losing him. "You're acting like my feelings for you are going to expire. Crow, you're the only man I love and the only one I want to be with. You need to stop focusing on what I'm losing and realize what I'm gaining." she poked his chest. "I'm gaining you and that's enough for me."

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Very true cx he freaked her out enough that she's still going to keep pushing him about it lol
Although she thinks it's a completely different reason xD]

Yeah it's going to be hella pricy lol
Hopefully that scriptwriter money will be enough

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope blinked as the thief shyed away from her touch. It seemed she had been right in assuming his words were a lie and even worse it nearly seemed to the knight that he was trying to put some distance between them still. As he admitted that it was something else, the knight frowned at how heavy his words sounded. Her stomach churned with worry. Now that she knew something else was wrong, she wasn't quite sure she was willing to simply ignore it because he didn't want to talk about it yet, especially since it seemed rather serious.

In the next moment, the thief suddenly erupted into a coughing fit and her eyes widened with alarm. Ever since Hazel had found the cure for the illness, she hadn't seen any sign of it in Crow during their meetings. She recalled that Hazel said he might not ever be fully cured so perhaps it was just that, but after hearing the heaviness in his words, she couldn't help but fear that perhaps his illness was coming back again. Her heart pounded fearfully at the thought and she glanced ahead, noticing that Gavin was glancing over his shoulder at them questioningly.

Penelope pursed her lips together and pulled Crow to a stop with her before waving dismissively to the male knight. If Crow was still sick, she was certain he didn't want the other two knights finding out. Especially Gavin. "We'll catch up in a moment. Just need a water break."

"We need to keep moving, we just barely left camp." Gavin responded with a frown, clearly not noticing the blood on the ground due to the distance.

"Well you can keep moving. We'll catch up eventually so don't worry about it." Penelope stated firmly. She held Gavin's gaze until he let out a reluctant sigh and nodded his head.

"Just don't fall too far behind.." he mumbled, before looking back ahead and walking on. Olivia paused, seeming tempted to try and stay with Penelope and Crow but one stern expression from the female knight made her decide against it and trail after Gavin.

With the other two leaving them, Penelope turned to Crow with a worried look. "Crow, what's going on?" she asked him with a hint of sternness still in her voice. She took a step closer to him, trying to meet his gaze as she looked up at him. "Please... If it's something serious, tell me.. Maybe I can help you. Whatever it is, you don't have to handle it alone."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Good try but she's not trusting him this time xD

Hopefully lol
I'm honestly not sure but I'm assuming I can find some place out here. I don't want to actually farm so as long as I can find a big enough place it should be fine x3