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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope looked up at him as he stepped over to her, noticing him smirk a little. She smiled at his words and slipped her arms around him. The knight sighed contentedly as he softly kissed her jawline, shuddering the feeling of his lips against her skin. At his sultry words, she looked up at him and smirked before meeting his lips with equal passion. Her heart began to race excitedly, as it usually did with his touch. With everything that had been going on, it was comforting to feel the sense of familiarity of being with him. She smiled against his lips as he pushed them back onto the bed, enjoying the lack of distance between them.

"Well, I'm glad that hasn't changed." she said with a breathless chuckle as he pulled back from the kiss. At his suggestive words, she hesitated, glancing towards the door. It was a little risky letting their guard down that much in the middle of the castle, however, it was rather late. Most were probably retiring to their own rooms by now aside from the guards. She doubted anyone would be coming to disturb Crow until the morning anyways. Having made her decision, her gaze flickered back up to him and she smirked. "I don't see any reason not to as long as we're quiet."

The knight leaned up to trail kisses along his neck while shifting to allow him to remove her pants. She let the fabric drop to the floor and pressed into him. "I'm certainly glad this won't be changing." she murmured against his skin before moving to press another passionate kiss to his lips. She closed her eyes as she kissed him and trailed a hand down to the hem of his tunic, letting her hand remain there until she pulled back from the kiss to remove it.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope's still reeling from everything xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave a small nod of agreement. The king seemed capable of handling such sensitive information getting out. After all, he surely must have at least considered it a factor when he requested to see Crow in the first place. He had clearly taken measures to keep more people from finding out about it, even sending her own father on the mission. Albin likely already had a plan in place for when Crow accepted the deal.

As they reached his room, she stepped inside and was quickly greeted by the savory scent of the small feast the servants had prepared for him. The knight smirked in amusement as she watched the thief head straight for the table where an assortment of food had been placed. She stepped over to join him and gave a small laugh at his words. "Well, I guess that's another perk for you then." she said amusedly as she began to fill up a small plate for herself.

She began to eat and swept her gaze over the room with newfound interest as it dawned on her that this would be his room now. It wouldn't be a temporary place for him to stay after he accept the offer. It would be his official room once he took the job. Penelope fell silent for a moment as she ate her supper, silently thinking about all that would change with Crow's new title. It was still overwhelming to think about, mostly because there were so many aspects of it to think about.

As she finished her food, she quietly stood up to her feet and looked over the library again before moving to lean against the bed. Penelope crossed her arms and looked over at him. "Gods.. I know you haven't even formally accepted the offer yet but I just can't stop thinking about how much is changing." she mused softly. The knight shook her head and gave a soft laugh. "I just... really didn't think you were going to choose this. I was already making plans for when I'd head back to my battalion.. Now I'm not even sure if I'm going back now that there's the option to stay and make sure the king ends the war."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Same xD He's going to be so pissed lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope smiled at him and moved to step into the castle as he opened the door. The knight glanced at the nearby guards, silently wondering to herself how much longer they'd be looking at him like that, before she focused her gaze back ahead and walked on as Crow picked up his pace slightly. As he spoke up about his father again, she gave a thoughtful look at his words. It was difficult to say how the king was going to handle their relation. Surely assumptions would be made since the two looked quite a bit alike.

"I'm not sure how he'd handle it either." Penelope mused quietly. "I doubt he'd openly admit it right now, even if you are taking the job. After all, doing that would probably only fan the flames more when you take the position and it'd drag him into them as well." The knight shook her head. She couldn't imagine the king announcing his relation to Crow would go over well if he decided to address it. He had a lot of favor amongst the nobles in the kingdom at the moment. Promoting Crow to viceroy would bring him trouble, announcing that he was his son would surely bring him more.

"Those closest to him might know but I doubt they'll do anything about it.. And those that become suspicious likely won't approach him about. After all, it'd be a risky move on their part if they did." Penelope pointed out as she thought about it more. She looked over at Crow and offered him a half smile lowering her voice more as she added, "If he did tell people, it'd probably be a while after you accepted the job, when things began to cool down from that. He'd have less to worry about then, especially if you become a talented ambassador."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Yeah cx

Penelope just realized her brother's probably going to be a pain in the ass about this whole situation xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope listened as Crow explained what the king had told him. While she didn't doubt Crow's ability—he was a quick learner so she was certain he'd be able to pick up the written word with the right amount of time and an actual teacher—she did have her doubts about other nobles coming around to accepting him. Some may eventually accept him, but Crow had made quite a few enemies during his time as a thief. Including her own brother.

She tensed a little at the thought of Layth eventually learning that the king had given such a title to Crow. The knight was certain that likely wouldn't go over well. Neither will him finding out about us.. she thought with a grimace. Even if they kept their relationship a secret for a while longer, she doubted her brother would be very accepting. But, at least he likely wouldn't be able to do anything. With Crow having the king's favor, Layth wouldn't be able to act on his feelings of hatred towards the thief.

Her gaze shifted over to the group of knights that passed them. The men barely seemed to register her presence as they focused on instead glaring at Crow. Once they passed, she looked back over to Crow and let out a soft sigh. "Unfortunately, I doubt they'll come around very quickly." she muttered shaking her head. "They'll probably be hoping to change the king's mind before they consider to give you a chance." Her gaze flickered ahead. "And those that do change quickly will likely just be looking to gain favor with the king."

Penelope looked back over at him and offered him a small smile. "But at least you have some nobles that won't be against you. Olivia, Gavin, Naida, my father... maybe Mia too. At least I think she won't fight the king against the decision..." the knight shrugged and then winked at him playfully. "And I suppose me too."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Legit even I'm already feeling a change in the pace of the rp xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope turned and began to walk down the staircase. The knight was quick to get lost in her thought on the way down the winding steps. There was a war to stop and plans to get back on track, which left her feeling like there was a lot to do. However, she didn't even know where to start. She had already talked to the king about ending the war and she had a rough idea of her plans for after it but nothing was solid. I guess I'll just start with figuring out how to get the barons on board with ending the war.. she exhaled softly.

As they reached the bottom of the staircase, she looked back to Crow and gave an amused smirk at the sound of his stomach growling. "I'm sure there's still a small feast waiting for you in your room." she mused. Though it was getting late, she doubted the servants would clean up the food until early morning anyways. How fresh it would be might be debatable but at least it would still be there upon his return.

When he spoke up again, she blinked and gave a small nod. "Of course." she said firmly. She had already figured that he wouldn't want word getting out that he was going to accept the offer before he even got the chance to tell his father himself. Penelope casted him a small smile. "I won't say anything... I'm sure word getting out before you even talk to him won't be good anyways." Her smile faded as she thought of the other nobles reacting to Crow rising to the position of viceroy. Though she was excited that she wouldn't have to leave her life behind, there would still be challenges for them. Especially for Crow.

She frowned a little and let out a sigh. "A lot of people aren't going to be happy about this I imagine." she muttered, lowering her voice as she lead the way out of the tower and towards the garden again.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

He really dodged a bullet there xD
Penelope's realizing she's got a lot to catch up on now that she's not leaving lol