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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Feeling Crow take her hand, the knight relaxed a bit as he guided her into the room. As soon as she was down from the rope, her legs felt weak with relief. Penelope felt him press a kiss to her cheek and she let out a breath that she had been holding in. Faintly making out the smile he casted her in the dark, she returned it with a small one of her own. "Thank gods." she muttered under her breath as he pointed out that she wouldn't have to worry about climbing back up.

She felt him touch her arm and followed after him as he began to lead the way through the room. The nobleman was clearly fast asleep by the sound of his snoring so the knight figured that slipping out of the room would be even easier than she had originally thought. Sneaking around was something the knight was a little more used to, especially after being with the former thief. Though not as skilled as him, she considered herself to be rather decent when it came to being stealthy. Still, she was careful with her movements as she followed the viceroy to the door.

As they came to a stop at the door, she listened as he gave her instructions. "Right." she murmured with a firm nod. This next part of their plan could get a bit tricky for her, especially if any of the guards started asking any questions, but she figured as long as she feigned enough confidence that it would go well enough. After climbing down the side of the building, tricking a few guards currently sounded much easier to the knight.

She stepped out after him as he opened the door, dipping her head to him respectfully as if responding to an order. Turning her head she focused on the three guards, who were all staring over at her with looks of bewilderment and question. Clearly the two emerging from the rooms had caught them off guard and one eventually stepped forward to meet her halfway.

"Evening." she greeted with a polite nod. "The king wants you three to move to the treasury."

"What? Why is the king even here?" the first guard questioned confusedly and exchanged a look with the second guard besides him.

"He's visiting the nobles here in hopes to ease their worries about the thieves striking this area again." she mused glancing over her shoulder at Crow before looking back to the guards. She was about to explain the reasoning behind it but didn't get the chance to.

Before she could say anything more though the third guard piped up with a narrowed gaze. "Where did you even come from? I didn't see even enter this hall."

Having been expecting the question, she raised an eyebrow at him. "We came down this hall... Are you saying you missed us?" she questioned him with a small frown. "I won't mention your slacking to the king but please be more alert next time."

The third guard shifted and glanced towards Crow briefly before looking back to her. "Well.. I uh.." he looked to the other two guards for support in his claim but neither spoke up as they seemed unnerved by how close their 'king' was.

Penelope let out a sigh. "Well it doesn't matter now. Just be glad it wasn't a thief." she mused shaking her head disappointedly. "Anyhow, you three need to go to the treasury. His majesty doesn't want to chance a thief getting in there and needs the extra guards."

"Right. We'll leave immediately then." Seeming thoroughly embarrassed, the third guard was quick to agree to her words now. She bit back a smirk of amusement and gave a nod of approval. The other two guards didn't put up a fight, likely afraid of coming across as incompetent as the third had, and nodded their heads in agreement. With a dip of their head, they turned and began to head off to the treasury. As they disappeared from sight, a victorious grin spread over her lips and she turned to look over at Crow.

"Well, I think that was nearly too easy." she mused quietly as she stepped over to him. Penelope gave him a playful wink and then glanced around the now empty hall. "While you sneak into the rooms, I'll stick out here just in case anyone else comes this way."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope's climb down was very different than Crow's xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

She waited for him to go and was a bit confused when she saw him hesitate. For a moment, she wondered if something was wrong but didn't question it for long as he stepped over to her instead and wrapped his arms around her. The knight blinked, slightly caught off guard, and was a bit tense at first due to her nerves. However, she was quick to ease into the kiss, closing her eyes as she returned his passion. As he pulled back she met his gaze and gave a half hearted smile in return.

At his comforting words, she gave a small nod and leaned in to meet his lips as he pressed one more fleeting kiss to them. Though they didn't completely relieve the nervousness that she felt, his words did ease her concerns a bit. After all, the knight trusted him with her life and if he said he wouldn't let her fall, she believed him. At least, she believed he'd do everything he could to make sure she wouldn't.

Watching him step up onto the ledge, she silently studied the way he gripped the linens and let little room for slack. Her gaze lifted back up to his face as he casted her a wink and she gave a small smile. "See you there." she agreed and watched with a small gulp as he allowed himself to fall backwards. Once he disappeared from her sight, she quickly moved up to the window too look down below. Mindful of the rope besides her, she leaned on the window sill to watch as Crow began his descent to the window below.

Though she tried remained focus on his posture and movements, the knight couldn't help but find it impressive and nearly amusing how easy he made it look. Though she could tell he was still being cautious, he traveled down the side of the building in what she considered to be a rather graceful manner. She supposed it shouldn't have impressed her as much as it did considering the thief could have likely even done it without the rope, but it had been quite a while since she had seen him put his skills to use.

She watched as he maneuvered in front of the window and picked the lock. It was difficult to see his actions clearly due to the distance but it clearly didn't take him long to get the window open as in the next moment he eased himself into the room. A smirk crossed her lips as all seemed to be going well so far. However, her smirk quickly faded as she saw him poke back out of the window to gesture to her, unfortunately meaning it was her turn.

The knight sucked in a breath and hesitantly moved to climb up on the window sill. Thinking over how Crow had taken the rope in his hands before, she tried to mimic it to the best of her memory. Shifting closer to the edge, she felt her legs grow a bit weak from the anticipation of leaving the safety of the window sill. It took quite a bit of self control not to look down and she paused for a moment, finding it difficult to bring herself to fall back. Come on... He's waiting for you so just suck it up and—

Go! Penelope forced herself off the ledge with a death grip on the rope. Trying to copy the move Crow had done when the linens pulled to a taut, her boots scrapped uneasily against the wall as she tried to find her footing. Luckily, she did and fell still for a moment as she took in her new position. Her heart was pounding in her chest and she had to constantly remind herself not to lean forward despite how every instinct she had was telling her to.

She slowly and stiffly began to make her way down towards the window, keeping her gaze focused on her feet and where she was placing them. Each step was filled with caution and perhaps some over thinking. Feeling a bit uncertain of herself, any slight scrap or unevenness in her step made the knight tense up for a moment. And what certainly didn't help was how long her descent felt to her. She'd occasionally glance towards the window and nearly felt like it kept getting farther away.

Despite her misconception, she eventually reached the window and felt a surge of impatience to get back on solid ground. Too eager to ease herself into the room and inexperienced , she maneuvered a bit clumsily to set herself down on the window sill.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Whoops xD

Penelope's struggling not to freak out a little lmao

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope eyed the cord as Crow picked it up in his hand. Her gaze then shifted onto the viceroy as he began to demonstrate the proper stance. The knight paid close attention to his posture, wanting to take it to memory as much as she could in the brief moment she had before she'd have to copy him. It looked and sounded simple enough now but she had a feeling that once she was dangling out of the third floor window, it would be quite difficult.

While she wasn't particularly scared of heights, she also wasn't used to them. Being so high up and counting on herself to keep from falling, the knight could already feel her nervousness bubble inside her again. Forcing the feelings of unease down, she gave him a small nod as he prepared to lower the cord out the window. "I think so... Luckily I think I've got just enough upper body strength to get me where we need to go." she said with a slightly forced smirk.

She stepped over to join him by the window as he prepared to lower the cord out. Against better judgement, the knight eyed the ground below. Since it was already so dark, she could barely even make out how far down the ground was. The tower above the wing blocked out the moonlight, leaving the area covered in shadows. She supposed it would give them the cover they needed but it made the thought of climbing down all the more ominous. Realizing she had frozen for a moment, she quickly broke herself out of her trance and looked over to Crow after had finished lowering the rope.

"Alright... Let's get this over with." she exhaled, letting out a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. Penelope took a small step back to allow him room to go first, giving a grand wave of her hand as she smiled over at him. "After you."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope got a little nervous cx

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave a small nod as Crow confirmed that they were ready. She watched as the attendant offered to help them further and stood aside as he made his way to the door. The knight gave him a nod as he bowed to them and then stepped back out into the hallway. She looked back to Crow and grinned at his words. "As I'll ever be." she chuckled. "It's certainly something I'm starting to get used to."

Now that they were closer to actually going through with the plan, she felt a hint of nervousness beginning settle over her. After all, there was a lot that could go wrong. Just looking at the tied up linens made her feel a bit of uncertainty as she was far from experienced in climb. She shifted her gaze over to Crow and took in a breath before stepping over to the viceroy. The knight wrapped her arms around him and pressed a kiss to his lips. She lingered there for a moment holding him close. The knight found comfort and reassurance in his touch.

"Just for good luck." Penelope winked at him as she pulled back. Feeling a bit more confident again, she let her arms fall back to her side and turned to look over the makeshift rope that Crow and Preston had crafted. "Alright, so how do I do this?"

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Nice xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

As she walked down the halls of the castle, the knight couldn't help but think about how her father had brought up speaking to her about her mother. She hadn't pushed it, mainly because there was simply too much else going on in the present to worry about the past, but she had been wondering if he had gone back on his word. To know that John still intended to speak to her about Liliana brought a sense of ease over the knight.

Lost in her thoughts, the knight walked at a fairly casual pace as she made her way to the viceroy's room. Only once she was up the stairs did the knight begin to focus a bit more on her surroundings and what the night had in store. She didn't get too concerned with the guards she passed by, most of them barely even batted an eye at her presence on the third floor, and made her down the corridor. The knight cautiously glanced over her shoulder as she made her way up to the door, making sure she was alone.

Since the hall seemed clear of both guards and servants, the knight headed straight into the room without knocking. Crow was expecting her and she didn't want to draw any attention from the guards just beyond the hall. Slipping inside, she carefully closed the door behind her and then turned around. Penelope blinked in mild surprise as her gaze landed on not only Crow dressed up but Preston as well. Her gaze swept over the tied up linens and she smirked a bit as she stepped further into the room.

"Well looks like you two have been busy." she mused crossing her arms over her chest. Her gaze shifted onto Crow. "Is it ready to go?" she asked curiously.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Honestly xD Penelope's just immune to them now lol