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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gavea breathless chuckle at his words and pressed a quick kiss to his lips. "I'll try to remember that next time." she mused jokingly and feigned a serious expression as she met his gaze. "After all, I can only be so forgiving before something has to change. And clearly this isn't nearly enough space between us." She gave him a small frown and shrugged her shoulders haplessly. Her serious expression broke as she smiled at him amusedly and moved to wrap an arm around him.

She pressed closer to him and nestled her head under his as she enjoyed being close with him. Usually they didn't have the luxury of staying with each other at night like this. Most the time they had to hurry off and return to their camps or companions before someone went looking for them. It was nice to know they didn't have to worry about that now. With only the two of them on the journey and safe in the privacy of the room, the knight let her guard completely down for the first time in a long while.

"This certainly beats having to sneak around in the middle of the night." She mumbled with a content sigh. The knight closed her eyes for a moment and lightly trailed her hand over his back as she held him close. "It's strange. With everything that's happened, it feels like it was so long ago when we were sneaking out of our camps to meet." She pulled back slightly to meet his gaze with a small smile. "Now I feel spoiled after getting be with you so much."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Makes sense xD Also feel free to throw in the skip if you want lol

Yeah, I'm a little bit of a sucker for romantic comedies honestly xD
But I can't do straight romance films haha they just bore me half the time. Like my mom is super into Nicholas Sparks stuff and I'm just over here like, why? xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave an amused smirk at his words and grinned up at him as he moved in front of her. She wrapped her arms around him in a loose embrace as he leaned into her. The knight shuddered at the feeling of his lips hovering against her skin. After their last attempt to get intimate being interrupted and having to keep a bit of distance between them since, she craved his touch. Her heart raced began to beat excitedly at having him close.

As he pushed her back on the bed, she gave a soft giggle at his words. "Well, luckily for you I might be willing to forgive you." she mused playful. Penelope shifted to rest a bit more comfortably on the bed and met his gaze briefly before moving to capture his lips in a passionate kiss. She closed her eyes and trailed a hand up his back before moving to rest it against his cheek as she deepened the kiss. Eventually, she pulled back and met his gaze again with a mischievous grin.

In the next moment, she rolled them over so she was on top now, having used the kiss as a distraction to hook her leg behind his. Looking down at him, her grin softened into an endearing smile. After all that had been happening and changing, being close with him like this reminded her that not everything would change. It gave her a sense of comfort, as well as a burst of affection for him, knowing that nothing between them would be changing—well aside from how they acted in the public eye. Penelope guided his hands to the hem of her shirt as she leaned down to press a few kisses to his jawline. "Gods, I love you, Collin.." she exhaled softly against his skin.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope was hoping he'd at least wait until they were leaving xD

Oh I think I've seen ads for that one and yeah it looks like a major chick flick lol
I usually can't get into those. At least not the serious ones cx I don't mind a romantic comedy every now and then

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope relaxed once more as the innkeeper finally gave in and gave them the pricing of the room. While he clearly wasn't thrilled, she was glad that he wasn't going to argue with them any further on the topic. The knight waited as he inspected the gold and then accepted the key from him, muttering a small word of thanks. She nodded her head to Crow in agreement and turned to follow him as he lead the way down the hallway.

As he turned to her again and held out his right hand, her gaze quickly fell on the wristband, making her blink in surprise. Though she hadn't been keeping a particularly close eye on him, she was still surprised that he had managed to grab the wristband without her or the innkeeper noticing. Her gaze flickered back up to him and she casted him an amused smirk. "Hmm.. a little. I don't think it fits you very well." she mused jokingly. The knight glanced over her shoulder before looking back to Crow and giving his side a soft nudge. "You know, I was at least hoping you'd wait until tomorrow when we were leaving. I sure hope he doesn't notice it's missing right away. He was already upset enough."

Her gaze focused back ahead as they arrived at the room. She went ahead and opened the door before stepping inside. It was another small room with two rather plain beds. The knight had only requested a room with two beds since she figured it would have caused for some suspicion from the innkeeper if she had just asked for a room with one, especially with how he had reacted to seeing Crow. She yawned and rolled her shoulders before moving to sit at the edge of the bed closest to the door. Her gaze flickered over to Crow and she smirked.

"Well, I didn't get two rooms like you mentioned but I figured separate beds should be good enough, right?" she teased, leaning back on the palms of her hands.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I can imagine xD
Penelope got assertive lol

Oh nice. Do you know which one?

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope rolled her eyes jokingly at his teasing words and stepped into the inn as he held open the door for her. She followed him inside and came to a stop slightly behind him as he got the innkeeper's attention. As the man suddenly let out a yelp, the knight jumped, not expecting such a reaction. Recovering from the initial surprise, she raised an eyebrow at the nobleman as he attempted to get her aid.

She stifled a snort. It appeared that word hadn't spread faster than they had traveled. It also seemed that this innkeeper hadn't realized that the two were traveling together. "Calm down, sir. He's not here to steal from you. We just want a room for the night." she told him taking a small step forward. The innkeeper stared at her dumbfoundedly for moment before vigorously shaking his head.

"What do you mean?! Last I heard the king was going to hang him and now he's out roaming about." he eyed Crow warily before his gaze flickered back to Penelope. "What's going on here? Why won't you arrest him?"

"The king is letting him travel to the outer villages. I'm merely his guard." she explained with a shrug. It seemed gossip of their journey to the castle had caused for quite a bit of gossip and some very wrong assumptions. The knight nearly found it amusing how far off the noble was in guessing that the king was going to have Crow hanged.

"If you're his guard then shouldn't he have some chains on him?" the innkeeper frowned at her worriedly. "He'll cause trouble without them, I'm sure of it!"

Penelope rolled her eyes, feeling a bit more irritation with the man build. She had had a long day of people staring at Crow and was a bit tired. Dealing with a paranoid innkeeper wasn't really something she wanted to deal with but unfortunately, it seemed he wouldn't accept the situation easily. "The king didn't think them necessary so neither do I. If you have any further doubts, he has a written letter from the king that I'm sure will take care of any problem we're having here." she told him sternly as she narrowed her gaze at the innkeeper. "If not, we'd like a room with two beds for the night, please."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Poor Crow xD

Oooh I really like that song cx

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope looked over at him and gave a small nod at his words. While she wasn't as quick to let it go, she did appreciate his efforts to just focus on the time they did have. After all, there was still a chance Mia would approve of her taking a leave from the battalion so there was no reason to let her worry ruin the time they still had together. AS he changed the subject, she shifted her gaze to look over nearby onlookers.

"No kidding." she sighed softly. "I'm getting tired of all this gawking. I'm just glad their nosiness seems to at least stop at staring." Whatever gossip was going on after they spotted the thief leaving wasn't of much concern to her. Chances were they were all struggling to figure out where the thief was going and why he was even allowed to leave in the first place. As long as they start trying to question her or Crow about it, she figured she could tolerate the stares until they reached the inn.

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As the day wore on they finally made it to Sarton a little before night fell. Penelope was quick to notice that the further they got from the castle, the less looks they began to receive as the inner towns finally began to thin out and the homes became further spread out until they eventually reached the next village. Since it was growing late, there weren't as many people out so she relaxed a little more as there were far fewer eyes on them now.

Ever since his injury, it seemed like they had to constantly be concerned about someone watching them or discovering them. Now that they were further from the castle and going to be alone until they reached the outer villages, it felt like a small weight was temporarily relieved from her shoulders. Though she was tired, the knight regained a bit of her excitement to get inside and be alone with him.

The inn came into sight and she turned to Crow with an eager smile. "Well, looks we finally made it." she mused giving his side a playful nudge.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I could see that happening xD

Yeah that could work out. I think it'll be an interesting situation cx