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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope frowned a little as Crow also mentioned that Preston was bugging him as well. The knight had worried that the attendant might have picked up a bit on their closeness and hearing that he had didn't ease that. She'd just have to try and act a bit more carefully when he was around and hope that he wasn't one to go gossiping. He may just be a servant but that didn't mean he couldn't spread the word through the castle if anyone were to question him.

As he went on to say that Udolf had begun teaching him how to write, the knight's smile returned. "Of course. That's what I'm here for." she said as looked to her with a grin. She leaned down to press a kiss to his temple before moving to pull up another chair next to him. "I'm honestly impressed by how fast you must be learning all of this. It's barely over a week since you've even been here." Of course, she hadn't really seen his progress first hand but if he was already moving onto writing, she assumed that he was learning at a rather fast rate.

Sitting down besides him, she grabbed her own supplies from what was on the table, including the spare quill. She shifted the ink to sit between them and adjusted the paper in front of her. "Just keep in mind that whatever you tell them, you'll also probably be telling Olivia. Knowing her, she'll likely read it before she gives it to Alistair." she reminded him with a smirk. Penelope rested her arm against the table and glanced down at his paper. "Just tell me if you get stuck on anything."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I love Preston xD
He almost got him lmao

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope smiled as he announced that they were alone. She moved to meet him and met his lips as he greeted her with a kiss. "I missed you too." she sighed softly. The knight wrapped her arms loosely around him and pressed closer to him. Now that there wasn't anything to worry about other than writing mere letters, she fully intended to savor their time together before she had to retire to her own room.

"Speaking of supper, I'm sure yours must have been interesting." she said teasingly. "Naida was very concerned about whatever was going on between you and that woman." The knight shook her head and leaned up to press a quick kiss to his cheek. "She's still very hellbent on us courting... Honestly I feel bad for having to deny it so much." She let her arms fall back to her sides and stepped away from him to walk over to the table. Reaching into her pocket she pulled out the two letters she had brought with her and set them down.

Turning back over to him, she casted him an amused smile. "At least Olivia's not here to make things worse though.. She's already questioning me why we're not bothering to say anything yet. Speaking of which, I need to get my letters to her and Gavin written.. Are you ready to start your letter to Hazel and the others?"

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Fair xD

Penelope unfortunately ran into William lmao

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope stretched as she stepped into her room. After having sat for most of the day, she admittedly was feeling a bit stiff. Trying to shake it off, she rolled her shoulders and then proceeded to walk over to her table where she had placed the letters. Shuffling through the open ones, she quickly located Gavin and Olivia's letters and placed them in her pocket for now. Since that was all she stopped by her room for, she turned headed back to begin her walk to Crow's room.

She wasn't sure how long ago the viceroy had left the Great Hall so she walked a bit slowly, not wanting to arrive there first. Especially if he returned with Preston since it look strange for her to just be waiting in his room. Thinking about the attendant, she began to realize that she should likely act a bit more carefully with him around. She had expressed quite a bit of care for Crow around him—which was difficult to merely brush off since she had been worried for his safety—and had even been quick to help clear his name. The knight let out a small sigh at the thought, hoping that the servant was oblivious enough to just dismiss it as friendship.

As she rounded the corner to the stairs, she was greet by a rather unfriendly face. Penelope cursed inwardly as she locked gaze with William, who seemed to have just taken up the guard shift as another guard made his way past her. The older knight looked over at her and narrowed his eyes. It had been a while since her last run in with him, mainly because she usually avoided him.

"And where are you off to at this hour?" he grumbled suspiciously.

"I'm off to visit my friend." Penelope responded, lifting her head slightly. "There aren't any rules preventing me from that last I checked."

"Yes and I'm sure I know exactly which 'friend' you're visiting." William growled. "You have no shame."

"I'd tell you that you're wrong but your words mean nothing more than castle gossip now so there's really no point in bothering." she snorted in response. She watched as the male knight clenched his jaw frustratedly and she shrugged her shoulders at him before continuing on her way up the stairs. "Have a good shift, William."

She heard the older knight mutter something under his breath but couldn't make out what it was. Penelope didn't concern herself with it though and continued on her way to Crow's room. Now on the third floor, she remained a bit more cautious about who saw her, trying to casually slip past the eyes of guards when she could. Eventually she reached his room and gave a soft knock this time before entering. "It's just me." she announced quietly as she stepped inside, softly closing the door behind her.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

She wasn't happy cx but Penelope thought it was funny lol

Poor Crow's really grasping at straws there XD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Soon Naida's attendant arrived with her plate of food and set it down on the table in front of the princess before stepping away. For a brief moment, their conversation died off as the two began to dig into their meals. As Penelope looked up from her food, she noticed Naida kept glancing over in Crow's direction with a troubled look on her face. The knight raised an eyebrow.

"You know if you want to sit with him that much you can just go over there." she smirked. "I don't mind eating alone."

"That's not it.." Naida pouted and looked back over to Penelope with a hint of worry. "There's some noblewoman there that that one nobleman seems to be introducing to Collin.."

Penelope stared at her friend, waiting for further explanation. When it didn't come, she let out a sigh. "So?"

"So he's clearly trying to set up a courtship!" she declared looking back over at Penelope. "I mean, look at her dress. Who wears that kinda dress to a simple dinner?"

The knight shifted her gaze over to the table, eying the woman from afar. A small smirk threatened to take over her lips as she had to admit that Naida was likely right. The dress was clearly quite lavish and not to mention it seemed to be a bit low cut on top of it. It seemed her prediction about Crow getting courtship offers had been right. Knowing she had nothing to worry about, she found it a bit amusing and also a positive sign. If he was getting courtship offers, that meant he was beginning to get accepted in with the other nobles.

"I guess but I don't see what's the big deal about it." Penelope mused as she looked back down to her food.

"The big deal is that what if he falls for her instead of you? It'd be a big mistake I just know it." Naida claimed and frowned at her. "I know how you're interested in him Penelope."

"You're on that again?" the knight sighed. "I told you I'm not interested in courting anyone right now... And besides that, you shouldn't even being worrying about that. If he falls for her, then he falls for her." Penelope smirked at her friend. "You can't control who he courts Naida."

"Obviously." Naida sighed and rested her cheek in her hand. "But she's probably just trying to use him like all the others and he might get blinded by her looks. Someone has to watch out for him."

Penelope chuckled a little. "I think he can watch out for himself. I don't think he's the type to get that distracted by a pretty woman."

"I guess so." Naida agreed as she poked at her food. She seemed to think something over and a mischievous smirk spread over her lips as she looked back over at Penelope. "What I don't understand is how you seem to know him better than I do."

"You're never going to drop this are you?" Penelope gave a tired smile.

"Nope! Not until you two are courting." Naida said with a confident grin

The knight shook her head and focused back on her food. With any luck, that won't be much longer. she thought hopefully as she ate her food. After a brief silence of eating, she managed to get Naida off of the topic as she brought up the letters she had received. The two talked as they ate and Penelope eventually finished first. Deciding it was best to go to her room to pick up the two letters from Gavin and Olivia before going to meet Crow at his room, she said a word of goodbye to her friend and began to head out of the Great Hall, feeling a new hint of excitement over the thought of spending the rest of the evening with Crow.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Nice xD

Naida's going to get upset once she realizes what's going on at that other table lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope shifted her gaze over to Crow as she noticed the viceroy enter the room. She smiled a little, thinking they'd have quite a bit of time together that day. However, he didn't get very far before she noticed someone step into his path. Her smile faded slightly as she recognized the noble to be one of the ones he had been hanging around as of late. Guessing that he was likely offering him a spot at their table, she shifted her gaze away, looking over as a servant came by with her food.

The two would have time to be together later so the knight wasn't too disappointed over losing time with him at dinner. Luckily it seemed she wouldn't be alone for long either. As she glanced up from her food, she noticed that Naida had entered the Great Hall and was heading over to join her. Penelope smiled over at friend, welcoming her company. About halfway, Naida paused slightly in her step as her gaze shifted over to Crow at the other table, and frowned. She continued on to sit across from Penelope, pouting.

"Why's he hanging around them?" she asked almost as soon as she sat down. "He said that one guy was trying to use him to gain favor with our father at his ceremony."

Penelope casted her friend an amused look. "He's just trying to assimilate into noble life better... Plus if anyone is out to get him out of the viceroy position, having friends, even if they're fake, will make it quite difficult for them to even get close to touching him." she explained to her.

"But he has the king's protection anyways. Surely that should be enough." Naida scoffed.

"Not necessarily... Anyways it's just better safe than sorry and it'll help him in the long run." Penelope shrugged and smiled at her. "If he's going to be apart of noble life, he's going to have to interact with people other than just you and me."

"I guess so." Naida sighed. "I guess I was just hoping to catch him for dinner since I missed him at breakfast." The princess shrugged and then smiled at her. "Well at least I caught you! So how's it going?" The two struck up a casual conversation while Naida waited for her food. Even though Penelope already had her plate, she waited for her friend to get hers, not wanting to be the only one eating.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I'm workin on them so I'll throw them on there in a bit c:

And nice xD Can't wait to see how that goes then lol

EDIT : Added them!