definitely xD
and ok! I actually have work right now until like 4 so no rush lol
and ok! I actually have work right now until like 4 so no rush lol
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Hello! This is Buzzingbee! I used to be on here as BuzzBee but I had some trouble. I had issues in real life that made me go off for a while and then when I was going to come back on, passwords, emails, etc were forgotten and lost. xD But I'm back and ready to jump into where I left off!
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Yep xD
Me too! cx Penelope's really going to struggle with dealing with them now lol
Me too! cx Penelope's really going to struggle with dealing with them now lol
Penelope smiled faintly at his words, feeling rather joyful to already see him acting like himself. It made her relieved to know that the worst part of his injury was over and now it was just a matter of letting him heal. And figuring out how to get him out of here.. she added silently as her gaze drifted over the chains they had put on him. As they both turned to look over at her, she glanced towards Jane's pleading face and ignored it as she instead stepped over to stand a little closer to Crow.
The physician seemed to pick up on the silent message that Penelope had no intention of dismissing her and frowned as she turned back to begin redressing the bandage. Penelope looked down at Crow and let out a soft sigh. "You're at my camp. After you passed out, Gavin and some other of my comrades made a stretcher and carried you all the way here." she explained.
"Gavin." Jane snorted without looking up from her work. "That man was just as insistent about this as you are."
"He knows we wouldn't have found those thieves without the help of this one. He's just repaying a debt like I am." Penelope responded with a casual shrug. She knew she owed Gavin quite a bit of thanks for having helped her quite a bit in bringing Crow back to camp. While she dealt with the barons, he had been the one to push Jane into helping him before she had a chance to get their approval. Her gaze shifted back over to Crow and she hesitated for a moment. She had to get him caught up on everything that was going on with the barons but it would be a bit difficult with Jane around.
She glanced towards the physician as she finished redressing his bandages. "Jane, why don't you go attend to your other patients for a moment. I'd like a word with him alone and I'm sure you could use a break from dealing with a thief all day, unconscious or not." she offered.
Jane quickly perked up at Penelope's words and nodded her head with a hint of clear eagerness. "Yes. Thank you." she mumbled gratefully before turning to gather a few supplies before heading out of the tent. Penelope watched her quietly, waiting for the physician to leave. As she disappeared out of the tent, she let out a shaky breath and turned back to Crow. She wanted to catch him up with how much the barons now knew but she felt overwhelmed with emotion in that moment as she looked at him. She had been so close to losing him and had been force to suppress everything in order to make sure no one found out anymore about her involvement with him.
In the next moment, she threw an arm around him, being mindful of his injury, and buried her head into neck. "Thank gods... I thought I was going to lose you." she whimpered softly.
The physician seemed to pick up on the silent message that Penelope had no intention of dismissing her and frowned as she turned back to begin redressing the bandage. Penelope looked down at Crow and let out a soft sigh. "You're at my camp. After you passed out, Gavin and some other of my comrades made a stretcher and carried you all the way here." she explained.
"Gavin." Jane snorted without looking up from her work. "That man was just as insistent about this as you are."
"He knows we wouldn't have found those thieves without the help of this one. He's just repaying a debt like I am." Penelope responded with a casual shrug. She knew she owed Gavin quite a bit of thanks for having helped her quite a bit in bringing Crow back to camp. While she dealt with the barons, he had been the one to push Jane into helping him before she had a chance to get their approval. Her gaze shifted back over to Crow and she hesitated for a moment. She had to get him caught up on everything that was going on with the barons but it would be a bit difficult with Jane around.
She glanced towards the physician as she finished redressing his bandages. "Jane, why don't you go attend to your other patients for a moment. I'd like a word with him alone and I'm sure you could use a break from dealing with a thief all day, unconscious or not." she offered.
Jane quickly perked up at Penelope's words and nodded her head with a hint of clear eagerness. "Yes. Thank you." she mumbled gratefully before turning to gather a few supplies before heading out of the tent. Penelope watched her quietly, waiting for the physician to leave. As she disappeared out of the tent, she let out a shaky breath and turned back to Crow. She wanted to catch him up with how much the barons now knew but she felt overwhelmed with emotion in that moment as she looked at him. She had been so close to losing him and had been force to suppress everything in order to make sure no one found out anymore about her involvement with him.
In the next moment, she threw an arm around him, being mindful of his injury, and buried her head into neck. "Thank gods... I thought I was going to lose you." she whimpered softly.
Honestly lol
That ended up being waaay longer than I anticipated xD
That ended up being waaay longer than I anticipated xD
After hearing what sounded like parting words, Penelope struggled to keep a straight face as she worked to wrap his injury. She refused to give up on him and had no intention of doing so until he took his last breath. Eventually she shifted out of the way to let Robin take over. The other knight was an older man with more experience and luckily, a merciful soul. He still didn't seem very pleased to be helping a thief but he didn't question her orders. Gavin ended up suggesting they make a makeshift stretcher out of the materials left behind by the thieves so while Robin treated Crow, another team of knights got to work on making that as a way to carry him back to camp.
Once they had done all they could for Crow, they set out for their camp. Penelope was forced to lead the patrol, which meant she couldn't be next to Crow as her comrades carried him. However, she was comforted to notice that both Olivia and Gavin traveled near the thief at all times, occasionally helping to carry him as the knights switch off. It put her slightly at ease to know that, even though she couldn't watch over him directly, her two friends were doing it for her.
---
The trip back to camp was long and tiring for the knights. Penelope refused to stop, pushing her patrol to travel through the night without a break as she didn't want to risk losing Crow just because they took too long. By the time they reached the camp, it was early morning and their arrival quickly caused a scene. She instructed Gavin and Robin to take Crow straight to Jane while she dealt with the barons. The rest of her patrol was quickly dismissed and allowed to hand over the supplies they had retrieved from the thieves' camp over to their comrades who had stayed at camp while they either headed off to sleep or get their wounds further treated. Word of Penelope bringing back the infamous thief spread quick and she soon found herself facing Mia.
"What is the meaning of this Penelope?" Mia snapped. "Why have you brought that criminal here to be healed!"
"I.. I had to." Penelope mumbled tiredly. The knight was drained of energy feeling exhausted both physically and emotionally. Though she should get sleep, all she wanted to do was run to Crow's side to make sure that he would survive. "He saved me, Mia. He's an ally."
"An ally?" Mia's eyes widened in shock before she curled her lip. "Penelope are you telling me that you've been working with a criminal?"
Penelope flinched at the anger in her voice and hesitated before nodding her head. There was no sense in denying it. Regardless of what she said, the barons would guess that she knew Crow a bit better than she let on so now it was just a matter of trying to string it in whatever way did less damage. "I have... But only to save our battalion. I told you I thought it might have been a group of thieves that was bigger than the one we were after and I was right. He helped me track them down... And when the leader tried to kill me he got in the way."
"Why on earth would he do that?"
"Perhaps he has some sense of righteousness. I don't know but he did it and I was obligated to repay that debt." Penelope replied and met her baroness' gaze. "I would have no sense of honor if I just let him die, Mia."
The baroness shifted her weight at Penelope's words. The knight was glad that she seemed to have struck a cord with her, even though Mia clearly still didn't completely approve of her working with a thief that had been known to steal from them. Mia finally let out a frustrated sigh. "I suppose... But you working with him in the first place shouldn't have happened... We'll have to speak with the others about this. I imagine they wouldn't be thrilled to know we're harboring a criminal." she shook her head then looked down at Penelope. "Go get some rest. I'll have Tomas fetch you when it's time."
Penelope dipped her head to her baroness and headed off to her tent without question. If she was going to have to explain herself to the others, keep her relationship with Crow a secret and save him all at the same time, she was going to need to be much more alert than she currently was. As she laid down, the knight almost instantly fell asleep.
----
"Working with a criminal. We should label you a traitor."
Penelope let out a small sigh at her uncle's angry words. Edward and Layth were both furious while Bennet still seemed to be thinking the situation over. Mia had appeared to calm down and was now assessing the situation. The only one who seemed to be even remotely on her side was Tomas, who occasionally gave her looks of sympathy. She had to defend herself and Crow in what felt like a lion's den.
"I did it for the good of this battalion. I'm the furthest thing from a traitor!" Penelope argued. "I worked with him so I could hunt down the thieves that raided our camp and I did. Now we have some of their supplies and that should get us through until our shipment comes in."
"Yeah but you also brought the thief back with you and now you're demanding we keep him alive." Layth spat with venom. "He should have been left to die with the others."
"He saved my life. I'd be even more heartless than a criminal to not do the same." Penelope spat back.
"I think the real issue here is what comes next. Saving him will not change the fact that he is a criminal." Mia mused and she looked at Penelope questioningly. "So, how do you purpose we deal with him now?"
Penelope froze at that and lowered her gaze. "I'm honestly not sure.. Something must be done but I don't know what the best course of action is."
"Killing him was and is." Layth grumbled.
"Might I suggest something?" Tomas spoke up now. He gave a small smile as the others turned to look at him. "I say we keep him prisoner for the time being. It'll take a while for him to heal and that'll give us time to sort out this mess... He is in stable condition now, correct Jane?" He turned to look over at the silent figure in the room. The physician had joined their meeting, having finished treating the thief a while ago, and had made a few comments that made it clear she was not fond of having to treat or even be close to the criminal.
"For now, yes." she mused as she crossed her arms. "But as you said it'll be awhile before he makes a full recovery."
"Right. So I say we take our time with this." Tomas said as he looked back to the barons. "We have the most wanted thief right in our camp. I see no reason to rush to a conclusion of what to do with him. Let's be smart about this."
---
The barons were swayed by Tomas and though it didn't guarantee Crow's safety, it did buy him a good deal of time. Penelope hoped they'd be able to figure out a way to get him free before the barons made any final decisions. The meeting ended and it was nearly sundown. Having been busy ever since she set foot back into camp, she finally found the time to go with Jane back to her tent to visit Crow. She was eager to see how he was doing after the physician had helped him, even if he wasn't awake yet. However, she also wanted to go to make sure he was safe. Though the barons had agreed that he wouldn't be harmed, she worried that some angry knight might just be tempted to harm the thief while he was in such a weak state. Feeling a bit protective, Penelope planned to essentially act as a guard.
"Well I'd welcome your company. They have him chained up for me but if he escapes somehow.." Jane shuddered. Penelope had managed to pass off her desire to spend time with Crow as a way of making sure he wasn't causing trouble or trying to escape.
"I'll spend most of the night here then.. Maybe I can trade off with someone else later." she mused, quickly thinking that she could possibly enlist the help of Gavin, Olivia and Tomas. She trusted the older lieutenant wouldn't harm Crow and he was mellow enough that he likely would try to start a fight with the thief either.
The two eventually reached the tent and stepped inside. Penelope looked over at Crow and felt her knees weak with relief at the sight of him. Not only was he patched up but she noticed he was awake as well. It took every ounce of self control that she had not to go running over to him. With Jane around, she couldn't risk it. "You're awake." she mused with a hint of surprise but otherwise forcing herself to keep a stoic expression. She exchanged a glance with Jane and stood back as she watched the physician move reluctantly to see her patient.
Once they had done all they could for Crow, they set out for their camp. Penelope was forced to lead the patrol, which meant she couldn't be next to Crow as her comrades carried him. However, she was comforted to notice that both Olivia and Gavin traveled near the thief at all times, occasionally helping to carry him as the knights switch off. It put her slightly at ease to know that, even though she couldn't watch over him directly, her two friends were doing it for her.
---
The trip back to camp was long and tiring for the knights. Penelope refused to stop, pushing her patrol to travel through the night without a break as she didn't want to risk losing Crow just because they took too long. By the time they reached the camp, it was early morning and their arrival quickly caused a scene. She instructed Gavin and Robin to take Crow straight to Jane while she dealt with the barons. The rest of her patrol was quickly dismissed and allowed to hand over the supplies they had retrieved from the thieves' camp over to their comrades who had stayed at camp while they either headed off to sleep or get their wounds further treated. Word of Penelope bringing back the infamous thief spread quick and she soon found herself facing Mia.
"What is the meaning of this Penelope?" Mia snapped. "Why have you brought that criminal here to be healed!"
"I.. I had to." Penelope mumbled tiredly. The knight was drained of energy feeling exhausted both physically and emotionally. Though she should get sleep, all she wanted to do was run to Crow's side to make sure that he would survive. "He saved me, Mia. He's an ally."
"An ally?" Mia's eyes widened in shock before she curled her lip. "Penelope are you telling me that you've been working with a criminal?"
Penelope flinched at the anger in her voice and hesitated before nodding her head. There was no sense in denying it. Regardless of what she said, the barons would guess that she knew Crow a bit better than she let on so now it was just a matter of trying to string it in whatever way did less damage. "I have... But only to save our battalion. I told you I thought it might have been a group of thieves that was bigger than the one we were after and I was right. He helped me track them down... And when the leader tried to kill me he got in the way."
"Why on earth would he do that?"
"Perhaps he has some sense of righteousness. I don't know but he did it and I was obligated to repay that debt." Penelope replied and met her baroness' gaze. "I would have no sense of honor if I just let him die, Mia."
The baroness shifted her weight at Penelope's words. The knight was glad that she seemed to have struck a cord with her, even though Mia clearly still didn't completely approve of her working with a thief that had been known to steal from them. Mia finally let out a frustrated sigh. "I suppose... But you working with him in the first place shouldn't have happened... We'll have to speak with the others about this. I imagine they wouldn't be thrilled to know we're harboring a criminal." she shook her head then looked down at Penelope. "Go get some rest. I'll have Tomas fetch you when it's time."
Penelope dipped her head to her baroness and headed off to her tent without question. If she was going to have to explain herself to the others, keep her relationship with Crow a secret and save him all at the same time, she was going to need to be much more alert than she currently was. As she laid down, the knight almost instantly fell asleep.
----
"Working with a criminal. We should label you a traitor."
Penelope let out a small sigh at her uncle's angry words. Edward and Layth were both furious while Bennet still seemed to be thinking the situation over. Mia had appeared to calm down and was now assessing the situation. The only one who seemed to be even remotely on her side was Tomas, who occasionally gave her looks of sympathy. She had to defend herself and Crow in what felt like a lion's den.
"I did it for the good of this battalion. I'm the furthest thing from a traitor!" Penelope argued. "I worked with him so I could hunt down the thieves that raided our camp and I did. Now we have some of their supplies and that should get us through until our shipment comes in."
"Yeah but you also brought the thief back with you and now you're demanding we keep him alive." Layth spat with venom. "He should have been left to die with the others."
"He saved my life. I'd be even more heartless than a criminal to not do the same." Penelope spat back.
"I think the real issue here is what comes next. Saving him will not change the fact that he is a criminal." Mia mused and she looked at Penelope questioningly. "So, how do you purpose we deal with him now?"
Penelope froze at that and lowered her gaze. "I'm honestly not sure.. Something must be done but I don't know what the best course of action is."
"Killing him was and is." Layth grumbled.
"Might I suggest something?" Tomas spoke up now. He gave a small smile as the others turned to look at him. "I say we keep him prisoner for the time being. It'll take a while for him to heal and that'll give us time to sort out this mess... He is in stable condition now, correct Jane?" He turned to look over at the silent figure in the room. The physician had joined their meeting, having finished treating the thief a while ago, and had made a few comments that made it clear she was not fond of having to treat or even be close to the criminal.
"For now, yes." she mused as she crossed her arms. "But as you said it'll be awhile before he makes a full recovery."
"Right. So I say we take our time with this." Tomas said as he looked back to the barons. "We have the most wanted thief right in our camp. I see no reason to rush to a conclusion of what to do with him. Let's be smart about this."
---
The barons were swayed by Tomas and though it didn't guarantee Crow's safety, it did buy him a good deal of time. Penelope hoped they'd be able to figure out a way to get him free before the barons made any final decisions. The meeting ended and it was nearly sundown. Having been busy ever since she set foot back into camp, she finally found the time to go with Jane back to her tent to visit Crow. She was eager to see how he was doing after the physician had helped him, even if he wasn't awake yet. However, she also wanted to go to make sure he was safe. Though the barons had agreed that he wouldn't be harmed, she worried that some angry knight might just be tempted to harm the thief while he was in such a weak state. Feeling a bit protective, Penelope planned to essentially act as a guard.
"Well I'd welcome your company. They have him chained up for me but if he escapes somehow.." Jane shuddered. Penelope had managed to pass off her desire to spend time with Crow as a way of making sure he wasn't causing trouble or trying to escape.
"I'll spend most of the night here then.. Maybe I can trade off with someone else later." she mused, quickly thinking that she could possibly enlist the help of Gavin, Olivia and Tomas. She trusted the older lieutenant wouldn't harm Crow and he was mellow enough that he likely would try to start a fight with the thief either.
The two eventually reached the tent and stepped inside. Penelope looked over at Crow and felt her knees weak with relief at the sight of him. Not only was he patched up but she noticed he was awake as well. It took every ounce of self control that she had not to go running over to him. With Jane around, she couldn't risk it. "You're awake." she mused with a hint of surprise but otherwise forcing herself to keep a stoic expression. She exchanged a glance with Jane and stood back as she watched the physician move reluctantly to see her patient.
Gavin's starting to change his tune a little cx
Feel free to skip to the camp if you want c:
I'll probably just include a small summary of their trip if Crow passes out cx
Feel free to skip to the camp if you want c:
I'll probably just include a small summary of their trip if Crow passes out cx
Penelope frowned at Crow's word and shook her head. "Stubborn as always." she mumbled as she reached to place her hand over his. Her lip quivered slightly as she felt her throat grow tight with emotion. "Stay with me now... I'll.. I'll figure out some way to save you."
"It's that thief!"
The knight jumped at the voice of one of her comrades. Like a trance being broken, she suddenly became aware of the others around her. As she looked around, she realized that the only ones that remained in the clearing were knights and that the thieves had either ran or been killed. She blinked as Leo, one of the knights under her command and a rather cold one at that, step over towards her and Crow with his sword drawn. She grew tense, unsure what he was going to do and unsure what she should do.
"He's still alive.." Leo grumbled as he looked down at Crow with a hateful gaze. He lifted his sword to point towards the wounded thief's throat. "If you want to bring his head to the barons, I can arrange that."
"You will do no such thing." Penelope growled defensively as she used her hand to push the weapon away from Crow. Leo blinked in surprise and eyed her questioningly. Unfortunately he wasn't the only one. The first shout had turned everyone's attention over to Crow and now the rest of her patrol, aside from Gavin and Olivia who looked nervous, had their eyes on her. The lieutenant would have to think fast if she wanted to get Crow help and keep her job.
"What do you mean by that?" Leo snorted. "He took our supplies and killed our comrades!"
His words earned a wide spread chorus of agreement from the other knights. Penelope shook her head and slowly stood up to her feet. "No, he didn't. He is responsible for stealing only a small portion of our supplies. The real culprits were the other thieves we killed here tonight. He isn't the enemy! He's an ally." she stated firmly and glanced down at Crow before looking back at Leo. "He saved my life. Now I'm going to return the favor. Search this camp for bandages and any other medical supplies! And I need someone with some knowledge in healing."
"You expect us to heal him?" Leo wrinkled his nose. "Are you mad?"
"He saved her life." Gavin stepped forward to glare at Leo. "It's the honorable thing to do."
"But-"
"That was an order." Penelope stated with firmness as she looked around at her comrades. "We save him now and after that his fate will lie in the hands of the barons, is that understood?"
There was a pause before a collective murmur of agreement. With that said, the knights quickly dispersed throughout the wreckage of Jaxon's camp and began to loot what was left behind. Penelope shifted to kneel back down besides Crow, her heart pounding rapidly in her chest. She had covered herself and found a way to get help for Crow but she was still worried that something would go wrong. Perhaps her efforts wouldn't be enough or perhaps the barons would decide to kill him as soon as they got back to camp. The thought made her shudder as she wasn't sure how she would be able to get him out of that situation.
"Here, Penelope. I found these." Gavin's voice broke her thoughts and she looked up to see that the male knight had returned with some bandages.
"Thank you." she said gratefully before quickly taking them to put over Crow's wound. She knew it wouldn't be enough to save him but if they slowed the bleeding, perhaps they could buy him some more time for proper care. As she did so, she was surprised as Gavin moved in to help her.
"I saw him get in front of the blade. I wouldn't kill someone who saved...my friend." Gavin explained in a quiet voice as he stared at the ground. He went quiet for a moment before adding, "Robin said he'd try to treat him but he's going to need a physician... We'll need to get him back to our camp if we're going to save him."
"Then that's what we'll do." Penelope mumbled determinedly. She wouldn't give up on him and she was glad that Gavin seemed willing to help.
"It's that thief!"
The knight jumped at the voice of one of her comrades. Like a trance being broken, she suddenly became aware of the others around her. As she looked around, she realized that the only ones that remained in the clearing were knights and that the thieves had either ran or been killed. She blinked as Leo, one of the knights under her command and a rather cold one at that, step over towards her and Crow with his sword drawn. She grew tense, unsure what he was going to do and unsure what she should do.
"He's still alive.." Leo grumbled as he looked down at Crow with a hateful gaze. He lifted his sword to point towards the wounded thief's throat. "If you want to bring his head to the barons, I can arrange that."
"You will do no such thing." Penelope growled defensively as she used her hand to push the weapon away from Crow. Leo blinked in surprise and eyed her questioningly. Unfortunately he wasn't the only one. The first shout had turned everyone's attention over to Crow and now the rest of her patrol, aside from Gavin and Olivia who looked nervous, had their eyes on her. The lieutenant would have to think fast if she wanted to get Crow help and keep her job.
"What do you mean by that?" Leo snorted. "He took our supplies and killed our comrades!"
His words earned a wide spread chorus of agreement from the other knights. Penelope shook her head and slowly stood up to her feet. "No, he didn't. He is responsible for stealing only a small portion of our supplies. The real culprits were the other thieves we killed here tonight. He isn't the enemy! He's an ally." she stated firmly and glanced down at Crow before looking back at Leo. "He saved my life. Now I'm going to return the favor. Search this camp for bandages and any other medical supplies! And I need someone with some knowledge in healing."
"You expect us to heal him?" Leo wrinkled his nose. "Are you mad?"
"He saved her life." Gavin stepped forward to glare at Leo. "It's the honorable thing to do."
"But-"
"That was an order." Penelope stated with firmness as she looked around at her comrades. "We save him now and after that his fate will lie in the hands of the barons, is that understood?"
There was a pause before a collective murmur of agreement. With that said, the knights quickly dispersed throughout the wreckage of Jaxon's camp and began to loot what was left behind. Penelope shifted to kneel back down besides Crow, her heart pounding rapidly in her chest. She had covered herself and found a way to get help for Crow but she was still worried that something would go wrong. Perhaps her efforts wouldn't be enough or perhaps the barons would decide to kill him as soon as they got back to camp. The thought made her shudder as she wasn't sure how she would be able to get him out of that situation.
"Here, Penelope. I found these." Gavin's voice broke her thoughts and she looked up to see that the male knight had returned with some bandages.
"Thank you." she said gratefully before quickly taking them to put over Crow's wound. She knew it wouldn't be enough to save him but if they slowed the bleeding, perhaps they could buy him some more time for proper care. As she did so, she was surprised as Gavin moved in to help her.
"I saw him get in front of the blade. I wouldn't kill someone who saved...my friend." Gavin explained in a quiet voice as he stared at the ground. He went quiet for a moment before adding, "Robin said he'd try to treat him but he's going to need a physician... We'll need to get him back to our camp if we're going to save him."
"Then that's what we'll do." Penelope mumbled determinedly. She wouldn't give up on him and she was glad that Gavin seemed willing to help.
Sounds good c: There's already quite a bit in that post so I'll just have Penelope dealing with the other knights in the next one cx
that was a fun post cx although Penelope's panicking now
Ok c:
that was a fun post cx although Penelope's panicking now
Ok c:
"I don't-"
Hartley's eyes widened and he didn't finish the sentence as something caused him to freeze with alarm at something behind her. Penelope turned her head just in time to Jaxon about to strike her. With no time to react, the knight flinched, bracing herself for the blade to make contact with her. However, it never did. She blinked in surprise as she heard a cry of pain and her gaze landed on Crow, who had been impaled by the strike that was meant for her. Color drained from the knight's face as she stared with a horrified expression at the scene in front of her.
She didn't know why he was there or where he had come from but that barely seemed important she watched Jaxon push his blade further into Crow.. The battle around her nearly seemed to fade away as every inch of her was focus on Crow and Jaxon. She was vaguely aware of her heart beating fearfully as she watched Crow collapse to the ground. "No.." she breathed. She couldn't lose him. All the anger and pain from the days prior disappeared, only to be replaced by a new sense of heartache. One that made her feel like she was suffocating and was much worse than the last. She was about to run to his side but stop as she caught Jaxon moving towards her with a cruel smirk.
"I wouldn't worry about him too much." the thief leader mused as he raised his blade towards her. "You'll be joining him soon enough."
The knight felt a rage begin to boil inside of her and she gripped her sword tightly. "You'll pay..." she muttered.
"What was that? It's not polite to mumble like that." Jaxon sneered.
"I said, you'll pay!" Penelope snarled and launched herself viciously at the thief, aiming her sword straight for his chest. A fire burned in her eyes but tears were streaming down her cheeks. The sound of metal clashing filled the air as he blocked her attack with his blade. "Everyone you've hurt, every life you've taken, I'll make you pay for everything!"
Jaxon laughed at her words and slipped away from her blade. "Ooh feisty." He grinned coldly as he slipped past her defense just enough to land a blow to her arm. "Unfortunately that's not going to work though I'm a thief. We don't pay, we take."
Penelope clenched her teeth together as she felt her arm burn with pain from the fresh cut on it. However, it wasn't enough to slow the knight down. She intended to follow through with her words to him and being slowed down by minor injuries would only get in the way. Her green eyes darted over him as she took in a sharp breath, trying to clear her head a bit. Fighting purely with her emotions wouldn't work. If she was going to beat him, she needed to be smart about every move. She didn't give him a chance to pull away from his attack and instead used it to try and slip past his defense aiming another swipe at his chest. Jaxon blinked, seeming a little caught off guard by her sudden move, but quickly blocked her attack before launching his own.
The knight dodged his blade and aimed yet another stab at his chest. He rolled his eyes and dodged her blade then aimed at her side. The knight attempted to dodge but felt the sword nick her right side just enough to make her give a small whimper. He moved in to try and take advantage of the strike landing but she recovered quickly and aimed another attack at his chest. Jaxon caught on and gave a small laugh as he crossed his blade with hers. Using his advantage of strength and size, he pushed the blades closer to her face, forcing her to take a small step back as she trembled to keep his blade from getting any closer to her throat.
"You know.. I thought even knights knew more than just one attack.. You're rather disappointing. You're making this too easy for me." he said clicking his tongue with mock disappointment.
"Just had to build up your confidence enough for it to backfire for you." Penelope responded with a cold smirk. "It happened sooner than I thought it would actually." As Jaxon cracked a look of confusion, she stopped pushing against his blade and ducked underneath as he swung it at her throat. Already set slightly off balance by her suddenly pulling away, Penelope swiped out one leg, hooking it behind his, and tripped the murderer to the ground. Jaxon grunted as he fell onto his back, looking dazed.
Before he could recover, Penelope moved in and stepped on his hand that was holding his sword, making the thief let out a small cry of pain and forcing him to drop the weapon. "You're done taking." she stated icily as she raised her blade. She noticed the thief's eyes widen but before he could say or do anymore, she shifted her gaze away from his and sunk her sword into his chest. The knight felt him go limp beneath her and she removed her blade from his now lifeless body.
Her anger died down and was replaced with panic as her gaze landed on Crow on the ground again. Without thinking, she ran towards him and dropped to her knees at his side. She was numb to the injuries she had sustained in her fight with Jaxon and had completely forgotten about Hartley. In that moment, her attention was solely on Crow. "Oh gods.. Oh gods.. why did you do that.." she whispered in a shaky breath, trembling as she saw all the blood coming from his injury. "Just.. Just hold on.. Please just hold on. I can't lose you.. I love you." Her words were quiet and weak, as began to glance around frantically as she tried to figure out what to do.
Hartley's eyes widened and he didn't finish the sentence as something caused him to freeze with alarm at something behind her. Penelope turned her head just in time to Jaxon about to strike her. With no time to react, the knight flinched, bracing herself for the blade to make contact with her. However, it never did. She blinked in surprise as she heard a cry of pain and her gaze landed on Crow, who had been impaled by the strike that was meant for her. Color drained from the knight's face as she stared with a horrified expression at the scene in front of her.
She didn't know why he was there or where he had come from but that barely seemed important she watched Jaxon push his blade further into Crow.. The battle around her nearly seemed to fade away as every inch of her was focus on Crow and Jaxon. She was vaguely aware of her heart beating fearfully as she watched Crow collapse to the ground. "No.." she breathed. She couldn't lose him. All the anger and pain from the days prior disappeared, only to be replaced by a new sense of heartache. One that made her feel like she was suffocating and was much worse than the last. She was about to run to his side but stop as she caught Jaxon moving towards her with a cruel smirk.
"I wouldn't worry about him too much." the thief leader mused as he raised his blade towards her. "You'll be joining him soon enough."
The knight felt a rage begin to boil inside of her and she gripped her sword tightly. "You'll pay..." she muttered.
"What was that? It's not polite to mumble like that." Jaxon sneered.
"I said, you'll pay!" Penelope snarled and launched herself viciously at the thief, aiming her sword straight for his chest. A fire burned in her eyes but tears were streaming down her cheeks. The sound of metal clashing filled the air as he blocked her attack with his blade. "Everyone you've hurt, every life you've taken, I'll make you pay for everything!"
Jaxon laughed at her words and slipped away from her blade. "Ooh feisty." He grinned coldly as he slipped past her defense just enough to land a blow to her arm. "Unfortunately that's not going to work though I'm a thief. We don't pay, we take."
Penelope clenched her teeth together as she felt her arm burn with pain from the fresh cut on it. However, it wasn't enough to slow the knight down. She intended to follow through with her words to him and being slowed down by minor injuries would only get in the way. Her green eyes darted over him as she took in a sharp breath, trying to clear her head a bit. Fighting purely with her emotions wouldn't work. If she was going to beat him, she needed to be smart about every move. She didn't give him a chance to pull away from his attack and instead used it to try and slip past his defense aiming another swipe at his chest. Jaxon blinked, seeming a little caught off guard by her sudden move, but quickly blocked her attack before launching his own.
The knight dodged his blade and aimed yet another stab at his chest. He rolled his eyes and dodged her blade then aimed at her side. The knight attempted to dodge but felt the sword nick her right side just enough to make her give a small whimper. He moved in to try and take advantage of the strike landing but she recovered quickly and aimed another attack at his chest. Jaxon caught on and gave a small laugh as he crossed his blade with hers. Using his advantage of strength and size, he pushed the blades closer to her face, forcing her to take a small step back as she trembled to keep his blade from getting any closer to her throat.
"You know.. I thought even knights knew more than just one attack.. You're rather disappointing. You're making this too easy for me." he said clicking his tongue with mock disappointment.
"Just had to build up your confidence enough for it to backfire for you." Penelope responded with a cold smirk. "It happened sooner than I thought it would actually." As Jaxon cracked a look of confusion, she stopped pushing against his blade and ducked underneath as he swung it at her throat. Already set slightly off balance by her suddenly pulling away, Penelope swiped out one leg, hooking it behind his, and tripped the murderer to the ground. Jaxon grunted as he fell onto his back, looking dazed.
Before he could recover, Penelope moved in and stepped on his hand that was holding his sword, making the thief let out a small cry of pain and forcing him to drop the weapon. "You're done taking." she stated icily as she raised her blade. She noticed the thief's eyes widen but before he could say or do anymore, she shifted her gaze away from his and sunk her sword into his chest. The knight felt him go limp beneath her and she removed her blade from his now lifeless body.
Her anger died down and was replaced with panic as her gaze landed on Crow on the ground again. Without thinking, she ran towards him and dropped to her knees at his side. She was numb to the injuries she had sustained in her fight with Jaxon and had completely forgotten about Hartley. In that moment, her attention was solely on Crow. "Oh gods.. Oh gods.. why did you do that.." she whispered in a shaky breath, trembling as she saw all the blood coming from his injury. "Just.. Just hold on.. Please just hold on. I can't lose you.. I love you." Her words were quiet and weak, as began to glance around frantically as she tried to figure out what to do.
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I'm back from work :D Also I'm nearly done with my post but do you just want me to go straight into when their going to take him back to camp with them or should I split that up in a different post? I was just wondering because I wasn't sure if you wanted to write anything else for Crow in between those times cx
I'm back from work :D Also I'm nearly done with my post but do you just want me to go straight into when their going to take him back to camp with them or should I split that up in a different post? I was just wondering because I wasn't sure if you wanted to write anything else for Crow in between those times cx
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