Honestly xD It went from his best kept secret to his worst kept secret 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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Penelope stiffened slightly as she noticed Crow hurry to hide the paper from view. Unfortunately, it seemed he hadn't been fast enough as her father asked who Collin was. She glanced helplessly towards Crow, unable to say anything in time to cover for the accidental reveal. The knight looked back at her father as he went on to address her about their quarters being prepared. She stumbled to answer him at first, still a bit thrown off by his sudden discovery of Crow's name. She wasn't sure if it was information she could trust with her father. Though he seemed tolerant of Crow, there was still a chance that could change in time.
Recovering from her surprise, she gave a small nod to John and then look over to Crow. "Guess I better get going. I'll see you sometime tomorrow then." she mumbled softly before pressing a quick kiss to his lips. She was still a bit hesitant being physical with the thief around her father but since she wasn't quite sure when she'd be able to spend time with him again, she had to at least give him one parting kiss. With that, she stood up and walked over to join her father as he turned to lead the way out of the room.
As John closed the door behind them, he turned to look over at Penelope. She shifted a bit uncomfortably as she noticed him studying her for a brief moment before taking the lead to head down the hallway. It left the knight wondering what was on his mind. Perhaps it was because of her clearly having known Crow's real name already and not saying anything. Or perhaps it was because of something else.
Luckily she didn't have to wait long to find out as he glanced over his shoulder at her. "So, would you like to explain why William is suggesting that I keep a close eye on you two?" he asked. "He seems to be a bit.. overly suspicious." Penelope flinched. So it seemed William had approached her father after all. Though it sounded like he hadn't tried to give away anything other than that John needed to keep a close eye on the thief being around his daughter. She hoped it wouldn't progress any further then that.
"Exactly how long has this been going on Penelope?" John asked narrowing his eyes as her reaction seemed to answer his question. "How many people know about this?"
"Not as long as you're probably thinking... Yes it did start back then but we parted ways for two years.. It's a long story" she explained, lowering her voice as she moved to walk closer to her father. "William only knows about back then not now but he's suspicious... And aside from him, only Gavin...and Olivia."
Her father pinched the bridge of his nose as he learned about the others knowing of her relationship with Crow. "And Mia's suspicious. She mentioned thinking you two were friends to me when we spoke." John muttered shaking his head disapprovingly. "I swear that boy better use his head and take the king's offer. At this rate, you'll both be in bigger trouble than you'll be able to handle." Her father focused his gaze back ahead as he lead them to their quarters for the night. Penelope let out a small sigh and trailed behind him without arguing. Her father seemed a bit frustrated with them so she figured it was best not to push him too much by explaining how she trusted both Gavin and Olivia or how she was certain they could eventually throw off William and Mia.
Recovering from her surprise, she gave a small nod to John and then look over to Crow. "Guess I better get going. I'll see you sometime tomorrow then." she mumbled softly before pressing a quick kiss to his lips. She was still a bit hesitant being physical with the thief around her father but since she wasn't quite sure when she'd be able to spend time with him again, she had to at least give him one parting kiss. With that, she stood up and walked over to join her father as he turned to lead the way out of the room.
As John closed the door behind them, he turned to look over at Penelope. She shifted a bit uncomfortably as she noticed him studying her for a brief moment before taking the lead to head down the hallway. It left the knight wondering what was on his mind. Perhaps it was because of her clearly having known Crow's real name already and not saying anything. Or perhaps it was because of something else.
Luckily she didn't have to wait long to find out as he glanced over his shoulder at her. "So, would you like to explain why William is suggesting that I keep a close eye on you two?" he asked. "He seems to be a bit.. overly suspicious." Penelope flinched. So it seemed William had approached her father after all. Though it sounded like he hadn't tried to give away anything other than that John needed to keep a close eye on the thief being around his daughter. She hoped it wouldn't progress any further then that.
"Exactly how long has this been going on Penelope?" John asked narrowing his eyes as her reaction seemed to answer his question. "How many people know about this?"
"Not as long as you're probably thinking... Yes it did start back then but we parted ways for two years.. It's a long story" she explained, lowering her voice as she moved to walk closer to her father. "William only knows about back then not now but he's suspicious... And aside from him, only Gavin...and Olivia."
Her father pinched the bridge of his nose as he learned about the others knowing of her relationship with Crow. "And Mia's suspicious. She mentioned thinking you two were friends to me when we spoke." John muttered shaking his head disapprovingly. "I swear that boy better use his head and take the king's offer. At this rate, you'll both be in bigger trouble than you'll be able to handle." Her father focused his gaze back ahead as he lead them to their quarters for the night. Penelope let out a small sigh and trailed behind him without arguing. Her father seemed a bit frustrated with them so she figured it was best not to push him too much by explaining how she trusted both Gavin and Olivia or how she was certain they could eventually throw off William and Mia.
Penelope's happy about that cx
John interrupted the moment though lol
John interrupted the moment though lol
Penelope watched as Crow wrote out his name for the first time. She noticed how he took extra care to write out the letters so they would be legible. It would take time for him to get used to using a quill as well as how the letters were shaped but seeing him so focused made her feel a swell of affection for the thief. He seemed to be growing more enthused to learn the written language and she was plenty eager to teach him.
As he finished writing out his name, she smiled and was about to make a comment on his progress but didn't get a chance to as he suddenly pressed a deep kiss to her lips. She blinked, caught off guard at first, but quickly relaxed into the kiss, closing her eyes as she returned his passion. When he pulled back, Penelope smiled at him and leaned over to press an affectionate kiss to his cheek. "You're welcome. I'm glad you think so." she said as she looked fondly at him.
Seeing his response to taking the first steps of learning how to read and write made her wonder if she could possibly teach in the outer villages. Sure she wasn't a skilled tutor in the least and still had a lot to figure out about passing her knowledge on to the next person, but perhaps it wasn't such a bad idea. It'd give her another way to help out the villagers if they wished to learn. Maybe I could even figure out a way to work sending out tutors to the outer villages in my plan as well... I'm sure Gavin would be willing to take it under his care.. she thought as she looked down at the papers in front of them.
A knock suddenly sounded from the door behind them, breaking her thoughts and making Penelope jump slightly. She shifted slightly away from Crow and turned her head to look over her shoulder as the door opened. The knight didn't have enough time to put much distance between her and the thief, nor cover up the papers in front of them, so her heart began to beat a bit anxiously with worry about who was entering the room. However, she relaxed slightly as the familiar figure of her father stepped in and quietly closed the door behind him.
John glanced between them before walking over. "I was just coming to get you, Penelope. I've finished making our sleeping arrangements for the night." he paused and his gaze shifted to the paper. His gaze narrowed and he looked at them questioningly. "What are you doing?"
As he finished writing out his name, she smiled and was about to make a comment on his progress but didn't get a chance to as he suddenly pressed a deep kiss to her lips. She blinked, caught off guard at first, but quickly relaxed into the kiss, closing her eyes as she returned his passion. When he pulled back, Penelope smiled at him and leaned over to press an affectionate kiss to his cheek. "You're welcome. I'm glad you think so." she said as she looked fondly at him.
Seeing his response to taking the first steps of learning how to read and write made her wonder if she could possibly teach in the outer villages. Sure she wasn't a skilled tutor in the least and still had a lot to figure out about passing her knowledge on to the next person, but perhaps it wasn't such a bad idea. It'd give her another way to help out the villagers if they wished to learn. Maybe I could even figure out a way to work sending out tutors to the outer villages in my plan as well... I'm sure Gavin would be willing to take it under his care.. she thought as she looked down at the papers in front of them.
A knock suddenly sounded from the door behind them, breaking her thoughts and making Penelope jump slightly. She shifted slightly away from Crow and turned her head to look over her shoulder as the door opened. The knight didn't have enough time to put much distance between her and the thief, nor cover up the papers in front of them, so her heart began to beat a bit anxiously with worry about who was entering the room. However, she relaxed slightly as the familiar figure of her father stepped in and quietly closed the door behind him.
John glanced between them before walking over. "I was just coming to get you, Penelope. I've finished making our sleeping arrangements for the night." he paused and his gaze shifted to the paper. His gaze narrowed and he looked at them questioningly. "What are you doing?"
It rubbed off on Penelope xD
Penelope smiled at him encouragingly. "Of course. No one's first attempt at writing is perfect." She leaned back slightly as she watched him try to copy the way she had written her name. The knight smiled to herself as she watched him write it out. In showing him how to write, she felt like she sharing a bit of her life with him since she had grown up with such education. Part of her wished she had thought to ask him about it sooner, especially when he seemed to gain a bit of enthusiasm after writing for the first time.
"Here. I'll show you." she grinned, encouraged by the enthusiasm he was showing. She took the quill back and dipped it in the ink again as she shifted her paper closer to herself again. "Well, for Crow, it's C-R-O-W." she explained pointing out the letters to him again as she went over how to spell his name. The knight gave a small smirk. "You might recognize that a little if you've ever looked at your wanted posters." she mused, knowing that his name was always written in bold on them. The knight paused and looked over at him before pressing a quick kiss to his cheek.
"And if you want to know how to spell your real name," she added softly. "I believe it's C-O-L-L-I-N. People spell names differently sometimes but that's how I'd spell yours." Penelope gave a small shrug as she carefully wrote out his name beneath his alias. Once she finished she turned to him again and gave a small smile. "You'll notice that both your names start with 'C'. It usually has a 'cuh' sound to it.. And in Collin, the only new letter is 'I' which is probably pretty familiar sounding since it's used alone quite a bit, even though that's not how it sounds in your name."
She offered him the quill again so he could try writing his own name for the first time. "Once you get used to how the letters sound, you'll probably be able to start recognizing when you're using them in some of the words you say." she told him as she leaned back a bit in her chair, looking over the papers in front of them.
"Here. I'll show you." she grinned, encouraged by the enthusiasm he was showing. She took the quill back and dipped it in the ink again as she shifted her paper closer to herself again. "Well, for Crow, it's C-R-O-W." she explained pointing out the letters to him again as she went over how to spell his name. The knight gave a small smirk. "You might recognize that a little if you've ever looked at your wanted posters." she mused, knowing that his name was always written in bold on them. The knight paused and looked over at him before pressing a quick kiss to his cheek.
"And if you want to know how to spell your real name," she added softly. "I believe it's C-O-L-L-I-N. People spell names differently sometimes but that's how I'd spell yours." Penelope gave a small shrug as she carefully wrote out his name beneath his alias. Once she finished she turned to him again and gave a small smile. "You'll notice that both your names start with 'C'. It usually has a 'cuh' sound to it.. And in Collin, the only new letter is 'I' which is probably pretty familiar sounding since it's used alone quite a bit, even though that's not how it sounds in your name."
She offered him the quill again so he could try writing his own name for the first time. "Once you get used to how the letters sound, you'll probably be able to start recognizing when you're using them in some of the words you say." she told him as she leaned back a bit in her chair, looking over the papers in front of them.
Cute cx
Penelope's trying not to go too fast lol
Penelope's trying not to go too fast lol
Penelope waited as he took a moment to think of a word and shifted to place a new sheet of paper in front of her. As he turned to her and asked her to show him how to write her name, the knight smiled fondly at the thief, warmed that he had chosen her name as the first word to learn. She nodded her head and shifted the paper she had written the alphabet on in front of him while she kept the blank paper in front of her so she could still write.
"Ok so to spell my name it's P..E...N..E..L..O..P..E." She went slowly, pointing to each individual letter on the alphabet itself to him before writing them down to spell out her name. The knight also tried to keep her writing as clean as she possibly could. Admittedly, she was a bit out of practice. She hadn't written in quite some time so going slow was also partially so it'd even be legible. As she finished, she turned back to Crow.
"Obviously the letters don't always sound like how they're said... Like for example, E is usually pronounced more like 'eh' and P is usually 'puh'. They all pretty much have that.. Plus there's a few other things that might change their sound but we won't focus on that." Penelope gave a dismissive wave. She didn't want to get into things that were too complicated when he was just barely starting. From what she knew about teaching, you had to start with the basics first. So getting him more familiar with what the letters looked and sounded like seemed like the best first step.
She smiled at him and held out the quill to him. "Ready to give writing a try?"
"Ok so to spell my name it's P..E...N..E..L..O..P..E." She went slowly, pointing to each individual letter on the alphabet itself to him before writing them down to spell out her name. The knight also tried to keep her writing as clean as she possibly could. Admittedly, she was a bit out of practice. She hadn't written in quite some time so going slow was also partially so it'd even be legible. As she finished, she turned back to Crow.
"Obviously the letters don't always sound like how they're said... Like for example, E is usually pronounced more like 'eh' and P is usually 'puh'. They all pretty much have that.. Plus there's a few other things that might change their sound but we won't focus on that." Penelope gave a dismissive wave. She didn't want to get into things that were too complicated when he was just barely starting. From what she knew about teaching, you had to start with the basics first. So getting him more familiar with what the letters looked and sounded like seemed like the best first step.
She smiled at him and held out the quill to him. "Ready to give writing a try?"
Honestly lol
Penelope's trying to be a good teacher lol
Penelope's trying to be a good teacher lol
As he admitted it wasn't something he had tried before, Penelope wasn't very surprised. There were very few peasants that could read and write so even finding a way to learn or be taught would likely have been difficult—although she recalled that Hazel was able to, she doubted the herbalist had the patience for teaching. And of course, since he didn't feel the need to learn, it wasn't a priority to figure out a way to learn.
When he agreed to learn, Penelope smiled eagerly. She didn't really care about Crow being illiterate but she was still excited to try and teach him it. It was nice to share a skill with him, even if it wouldn't be overly useful to him. "Alright... Just know it takes a while to learn so these books probably won't be too useful to us right now." she told him. The knight stepped out of his embrace and swept her gaze over the library as she looked for the blank sheets of paper. Since it was the viceroy's room, she assumed that they must keep blank scrolls and paper for letters somewhere.
Her gaze fell on a small basket on one of the middle shelves and stepped over to it. Looking inside, she grinned as she found a small assortment of blank paper and scrolls along with a couple closed up jars of ink. She grabbed a small stack of paper, a quill and one ink jar before turning back to Crow. "Luckily, it seems like they had everything in here that we needed." she said and reached for his hand with her free hand. Giving his hand a fond squeeze, she lead the way over to the table and set the items down before gesturing for him to take a seat in the chair before pulling up one for herself from the dining table.
Settling in next to him, she grabbed a piece of paper and opened up the jar of ink. "I barely even know where to start.." she admitted thoughtfully a she dipped the quill into the ink and looked down at the blank page. The knight tried to recall what some of the first steps in her education were. However, that was so long ago, most of it was hard to remember. Deciding to just start with the alphabet, she began to write out each letter from a to z, falling into a brief silence.
As she finished she turned to Crow and gave him a small smile. "So for starters, this is every letter in order." she explained. "You'll probably be able to start recognizing them and how they sound pretty quickly... Like.. Let's see.. Give me a word. Any word and I'll show you how to spell it with these."
When he agreed to learn, Penelope smiled eagerly. She didn't really care about Crow being illiterate but she was still excited to try and teach him it. It was nice to share a skill with him, even if it wouldn't be overly useful to him. "Alright... Just know it takes a while to learn so these books probably won't be too useful to us right now." she told him. The knight stepped out of his embrace and swept her gaze over the library as she looked for the blank sheets of paper. Since it was the viceroy's room, she assumed that they must keep blank scrolls and paper for letters somewhere.
Her gaze fell on a small basket on one of the middle shelves and stepped over to it. Looking inside, she grinned as she found a small assortment of blank paper and scrolls along with a couple closed up jars of ink. She grabbed a small stack of paper, a quill and one ink jar before turning back to Crow. "Luckily, it seems like they had everything in here that we needed." she said and reached for his hand with her free hand. Giving his hand a fond squeeze, she lead the way over to the table and set the items down before gesturing for him to take a seat in the chair before pulling up one for herself from the dining table.
Settling in next to him, she grabbed a piece of paper and opened up the jar of ink. "I barely even know where to start.." she admitted thoughtfully a she dipped the quill into the ink and looked down at the blank page. The knight tried to recall what some of the first steps in her education were. However, that was so long ago, most of it was hard to remember. Deciding to just start with the alphabet, she began to write out each letter from a to z, falling into a brief silence.
As she finished she turned to Crow and gave him a small smile. "So for starters, this is every letter in order." she explained. "You'll probably be able to start recognizing them and how they sound pretty quickly... Like.. Let's see.. Give me a word. Any word and I'll show you how to spell it with these."
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