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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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It was the best sleep she had gotten in the last two days. Although, that wasn’t saying much considering the past nights had been worse than normal due to the hard floor and Naida’s less than kind sleeping habits. Regardless, Penelope woke up feeling a little more energized than before. As she rose from her bedroll, she stretched out her limbs and then began to put on her armor once more. The knight made sure to slip the necklace on as well. Crow may not have been around to see it but she had every intention to keep her word to him about wearing every day they were apart.
Just as the pendant settled against her, a harsh voice sounded from right outside her tent. “Penelope? I heard you were back.” The female knight bit back a groan as she recognized the voice almost immediately. It was Layth. Good thing I slept decently last night if I have to deal with this first thing… She thought dryly. She had been hoping that her brother would start pestering her until the meeting but it seemed that she wouldn’t be so lucky that morning. Letting out a breath, she straightened her appearance and the pulled back the flap of her tent to step outside. Immediately, her gaze fell onto Layth, who was standing rather rigidly with his arms crossed over his chest.
Penelope bit back a sigh and instead met his gaze evenly. “You heard correct.. Did you need something from me, Layth?” she asked with a hint of exasperation in her tone. It wasn’t hard for her to guess what he had come to badger her about after the warning she had received from Gavin.
“Yes. I need to know what the hell is going on?” Layth growled, narrowing his gaze on her. “You and father leave with a rotten thief and then next thing I know, that bastard is the viceroy.”
“So?” she said raising an eyebrow at him. “It’s not like father or I gave him the position.”
Layth clenched his jaw. “That’s not what I’m accusing you of you dolt. I used to think you were a traitor for working with him but now I suspect that you knew something prior.” He explained shaking his head. “I want to know, did father send you some word about what was going on before? That’s why you were so insistent on healing that cur isn’t it?”
It seemed that Gavin hadn’t been lying when he had said that Layth was still investigating what had happened. Crow’s rise to viceroy clearly had her brother both agitated as well as floundering for answers. His perfect world of who was in power and who was below them had been turned upside down. After all his insults and trouble that he had caused, it was difficult for the female knight to feel any sympathy for him though. Perhaps this would help him see that social status didn’t deem one person more important than the other.“While that might make me look better, I’m afraid that didn’t happen. Father never sent me anything. I just helped him because he helped me.” she explained with a shrug.
“Bull shit.” he snorted in clear disbelief. “Who in their right mind would help the enemy otherwise?”
“I had my reasons.” Penelope said airily. “Besides, he wasn’t the enemy. Those other thieves were.” She shrugged her shoulders and turned to leave. While Layth would one day soon learn about her relationship with the former thief, putting it off felt like the better option in that moment. If he was upset now, she could only imagine his reaction once she announced that she was being courted by the very man he loathed so much. Hopefully her return and lack of answers would allow him to simmer down before she let that come to light. “Anyways, I’m getting breakfast before the meeting begins so if you have anything more to say you’re going to have to do it over a hot bowl of porridge.” she said decisively.
For a moment, the male knight seemed to debate joining her as he shifted his weight. In the next instant though he decided against it and shook his head. “I’ll see you at the meeting.” he grumbled before turning to stalk off.
Penelope followed him with her gaze for a moment before continuing on her way to get food. She was glad that he was willing to relent for now. It was her first day back at the camp and the last thing she wanted to do was spend it defending herself against an all too furious brother. Picking up a bowl from the cooks, she grabbed her meal and moved to take up a seat alone near one of the fire pits. She was just beginning to indulge in her breakfast when she was soon joined by Olivia, who came hurrying over to join her friend. “Gods it’s nice to have you back.” Olivia said with a sigh as she plopped down on the left of Penelope. “I’ve been stuck with only Gavin for a month and you know how dull that gets!”
“Well you’ve got me around for at least two weeks.” Penelope said with a small chuckle. Her green eyes drifted over to her friend and mischievous smirk crossed her lips. “Besides, it can’t be all that dull. You’re still seeing Alistair aren’t you?”
Olivia blinked and then rolled her eyes as she caught on to what Penelope was doing. “You know it’s rude to pry about private affairs.” she huffed.
“Says the woman that constantly badgered me about my own.” Penelope snorted.
“Yes but we’re talking about you not me.” Olivia grinned.
The female knight rolled her eyes at her friend and gave her a soft shove. “Doesn’t matter. I want to know how things have been between you and Alistair. Sounds like he’s real smitten with you.” Penelope said with a suggestive nudge.
Olivia pursed her lips, giving an annoyed look before finally sighing in defeat. “Yeah well… As I’m sure you’ve deduced we’re still seeing each other. Only occasionally though. In fact, it’s been a while due to the past couple battles. I’m hoping we can see each other before the next one though.” she admitted with a faint frown. Her tone was uncharacteristically serious as she spoke about the thief. It made Penelope give a knowing smirk. Olivia caught her expression and gave a small huff despite the light pink twinge that was developing on her cheeks. “Oh knock it off with that look. He’s just fun to be around. A lot less dull than the company you’ve left me with at least.”
“You know I don’t buy that for a second, right?” Penelope laughed before taking another bite of her food.
“Unfortunately, yes.” Olivia said, making a face at her friend. She then shrugged her shoulders. “You can keep pestering me about it but my answer isn’t changing.”
“We’ll see.” Penelope snickered.
Olivia opened her mouth to argue further but her attention was drawn away as someone approached them. The two female knights turned away from each other to see Gavin walking up. He them a small nod in greeting before stopping in front of them. “Morning.” he said before shifting his gaze onto Penelope. “Sorry if I’m interrupting. I just came so we could go to the meeting together.”
Penelope blinked and nodded her head. “Right, we should get going. I’ll see you later Olivia.” she said as she rose up to her feet. As the two parted ways from the other female knight, Penelope fell in step besides Gavin as they made their way towards the large tent at the center of camp. A silence fell between the two that made Penelope feel a bit awkward. It was the first time the two had been stuck alone since they had pretended to still be courting. She was glad that it looked like Gavin was intent on remaining as her friend but she couldn’t help but wonder where he was at emotionally now. The lieutenant glanced towards him, tempted to bring up the topic but also worried that it might undo any progress they had made. Deciding to keep her thoughts to herself, she focused her gaze ahead as the two arrived at the large tent.
As Gavin held back the flap for her, she stepped inside and looked to see that everyone else had already gathered. The barons were in their usual spots. Layth turned his head to send her a distrustful glare before looking away. Tomas shot her a warm smile. “Welcome back Penelope.” he greeted with a small nod.
“Welcome back indeed.” Edward grumbled, narrowing his gaze on her. “Why did you not send us a letter before you returned?”
“Things happened so fast at the castle I didn’t get the chance to.” Penelope responded with a small shrug.
Mia casted a glance at Edward before looking back to her lieutenant. “Regardless, we’re happy to have you back.” she assured with a hint of underlying sternness to her voice. Clearing her throat, the baroness glance around at the others gathered and gave a small smile. “Now that we’re all here, let us pick up where we last left off…”
Just as the pendant settled against her, a harsh voice sounded from right outside her tent. “Penelope? I heard you were back.” The female knight bit back a groan as she recognized the voice almost immediately. It was Layth. Good thing I slept decently last night if I have to deal with this first thing… She thought dryly. She had been hoping that her brother would start pestering her until the meeting but it seemed that she wouldn’t be so lucky that morning. Letting out a breath, she straightened her appearance and the pulled back the flap of her tent to step outside. Immediately, her gaze fell onto Layth, who was standing rather rigidly with his arms crossed over his chest.
Penelope bit back a sigh and instead met his gaze evenly. “You heard correct.. Did you need something from me, Layth?” she asked with a hint of exasperation in her tone. It wasn’t hard for her to guess what he had come to badger her about after the warning she had received from Gavin.
“Yes. I need to know what the hell is going on?” Layth growled, narrowing his gaze on her. “You and father leave with a rotten thief and then next thing I know, that bastard is the viceroy.”
“So?” she said raising an eyebrow at him. “It’s not like father or I gave him the position.”
Layth clenched his jaw. “That’s not what I’m accusing you of you dolt. I used to think you were a traitor for working with him but now I suspect that you knew something prior.” He explained shaking his head. “I want to know, did father send you some word about what was going on before? That’s why you were so insistent on healing that cur isn’t it?”
It seemed that Gavin hadn’t been lying when he had said that Layth was still investigating what had happened. Crow’s rise to viceroy clearly had her brother both agitated as well as floundering for answers. His perfect world of who was in power and who was below them had been turned upside down. After all his insults and trouble that he had caused, it was difficult for the female knight to feel any sympathy for him though. Perhaps this would help him see that social status didn’t deem one person more important than the other.“While that might make me look better, I’m afraid that didn’t happen. Father never sent me anything. I just helped him because he helped me.” she explained with a shrug.
“Bull shit.” he snorted in clear disbelief. “Who in their right mind would help the enemy otherwise?”
“I had my reasons.” Penelope said airily. “Besides, he wasn’t the enemy. Those other thieves were.” She shrugged her shoulders and turned to leave. While Layth would one day soon learn about her relationship with the former thief, putting it off felt like the better option in that moment. If he was upset now, she could only imagine his reaction once she announced that she was being courted by the very man he loathed so much. Hopefully her return and lack of answers would allow him to simmer down before she let that come to light. “Anyways, I’m getting breakfast before the meeting begins so if you have anything more to say you’re going to have to do it over a hot bowl of porridge.” she said decisively.
For a moment, the male knight seemed to debate joining her as he shifted his weight. In the next instant though he decided against it and shook his head. “I’ll see you at the meeting.” he grumbled before turning to stalk off.
Penelope followed him with her gaze for a moment before continuing on her way to get food. She was glad that he was willing to relent for now. It was her first day back at the camp and the last thing she wanted to do was spend it defending herself against an all too furious brother. Picking up a bowl from the cooks, she grabbed her meal and moved to take up a seat alone near one of the fire pits. She was just beginning to indulge in her breakfast when she was soon joined by Olivia, who came hurrying over to join her friend. “Gods it’s nice to have you back.” Olivia said with a sigh as she plopped down on the left of Penelope. “I’ve been stuck with only Gavin for a month and you know how dull that gets!”
“Well you’ve got me around for at least two weeks.” Penelope said with a small chuckle. Her green eyes drifted over to her friend and mischievous smirk crossed her lips. “Besides, it can’t be all that dull. You’re still seeing Alistair aren’t you?”
Olivia blinked and then rolled her eyes as she caught on to what Penelope was doing. “You know it’s rude to pry about private affairs.” she huffed.
“Says the woman that constantly badgered me about my own.” Penelope snorted.
“Yes but we’re talking about you not me.” Olivia grinned.
The female knight rolled her eyes at her friend and gave her a soft shove. “Doesn’t matter. I want to know how things have been between you and Alistair. Sounds like he’s real smitten with you.” Penelope said with a suggestive nudge.
Olivia pursed her lips, giving an annoyed look before finally sighing in defeat. “Yeah well… As I’m sure you’ve deduced we’re still seeing each other. Only occasionally though. In fact, it’s been a while due to the past couple battles. I’m hoping we can see each other before the next one though.” she admitted with a faint frown. Her tone was uncharacteristically serious as she spoke about the thief. It made Penelope give a knowing smirk. Olivia caught her expression and gave a small huff despite the light pink twinge that was developing on her cheeks. “Oh knock it off with that look. He’s just fun to be around. A lot less dull than the company you’ve left me with at least.”
“You know I don’t buy that for a second, right?” Penelope laughed before taking another bite of her food.
“Unfortunately, yes.” Olivia said, making a face at her friend. She then shrugged her shoulders. “You can keep pestering me about it but my answer isn’t changing.”
“We’ll see.” Penelope snickered.
Olivia opened her mouth to argue further but her attention was drawn away as someone approached them. The two female knights turned away from each other to see Gavin walking up. He them a small nod in greeting before stopping in front of them. “Morning.” he said before shifting his gaze onto Penelope. “Sorry if I’m interrupting. I just came so we could go to the meeting together.”
Penelope blinked and nodded her head. “Right, we should get going. I’ll see you later Olivia.” she said as she rose up to her feet. As the two parted ways from the other female knight, Penelope fell in step besides Gavin as they made their way towards the large tent at the center of camp. A silence fell between the two that made Penelope feel a bit awkward. It was the first time the two had been stuck alone since they had pretended to still be courting. She was glad that it looked like Gavin was intent on remaining as her friend but she couldn’t help but wonder where he was at emotionally now. The lieutenant glanced towards him, tempted to bring up the topic but also worried that it might undo any progress they had made. Deciding to keep her thoughts to herself, she focused her gaze ahead as the two arrived at the large tent.
As Gavin held back the flap for her, she stepped inside and looked to see that everyone else had already gathered. The barons were in their usual spots. Layth turned his head to send her a distrustful glare before looking away. Tomas shot her a warm smile. “Welcome back Penelope.” he greeted with a small nod.
“Welcome back indeed.” Edward grumbled, narrowing his gaze on her. “Why did you not send us a letter before you returned?”
“Things happened so fast at the castle I didn’t get the chance to.” Penelope responded with a small shrug.
Mia casted a glance at Edward before looking back to her lieutenant. “Regardless, we’re happy to have you back.” she assured with a hint of underlying sternness to her voice. Clearing her throat, the baroness glance around at the others gathered and gave a small smile. “Now that we’re all here, let us pick up where we last left off…”
Daniel is unknowingly playing right into her hand xD
As she pointed out that she didn’t have to be the main character, he shrugged his shoulders in response and listened amusedly as she explained her point of being a side character. He was about to refute by saying that the main character’s lives usually ended up affecting the rest of the cast but stopped himself as he caught her coy look as she matched his flirtatious words. Daniel raised an eyebrow at her and smiled, pleased to see that they were on the same page. So far, it seemed that this night out would prove to be much more exciting than he had originally thought it would.
“That’s fair.” Daniel said with a chuckle as she iterated that those movies were not an interest of hers. And thank god for that. Women that actually liked those movies were usually looking for some fairytale and while he could certainly play the part, Daniel preferred not to act like prince charming. It was less troublesome to pretend like he was going to sweep someone of their feet. Daniel was far from a classic romantic, though that wasn’t to say he didn’t believe in love. He did in fact but he considered himself more aware to the pain in the ass hardships that came with it. Real love wasn’t something to fool around.
As she went on to answer his question, he leaned his arm on the counter, facing her as he listened. Daniel was a bit surprised to learn that she was a foodie. Her thin figure aside, her personality just hadn’t struck him as the type. Although, he supposed that he likely didn’t strike people as a failed rock drummer so who was he to say anything. Instead, he smiled at how she brightened at the subject. “Can’t go wrong with good food.” he mused with a small nod. “Especially in this city. I’m sure you know some really good places then.”
When she flipped the question on him, Daniel paused. The time outside of work was usually spent doing activism work as a way to beef up his profile for when he eventually ran a campaign. However, he doubted that answer would sound very… interesting. This was a woman he was trying to reel in and while his business attire had helped, it would only help him so far. Talking about his work would likely dull her so he decided to go a different route. “Well, outside of working, I play drums. I actually used to be apart of a rock band back in high school.” he admitted with smirk.
His past band used to bring him quite a big feeling of disgrace but ever since he had manage to reroute his career path, he found that he looked back on it more fondly with only a small hint of lingering regret. Too bad that small regret was still latching on. Wanting to switch the subject before she could get the chance to ask about his interest, he met her gaze with playful curiosity. “While I’m sure my musical history is interesting, I’m more curious to learn what food places you’ve deemed the best, foodie.” he grinned.
“That’s fair.” Daniel said with a chuckle as she iterated that those movies were not an interest of hers. And thank god for that. Women that actually liked those movies were usually looking for some fairytale and while he could certainly play the part, Daniel preferred not to act like prince charming. It was less troublesome to pretend like he was going to sweep someone of their feet. Daniel was far from a classic romantic, though that wasn’t to say he didn’t believe in love. He did in fact but he considered himself more aware to the pain in the ass hardships that came with it. Real love wasn’t something to fool around.
As she went on to answer his question, he leaned his arm on the counter, facing her as he listened. Daniel was a bit surprised to learn that she was a foodie. Her thin figure aside, her personality just hadn’t struck him as the type. Although, he supposed that he likely didn’t strike people as a failed rock drummer so who was he to say anything. Instead, he smiled at how she brightened at the subject. “Can’t go wrong with good food.” he mused with a small nod. “Especially in this city. I’m sure you know some really good places then.”
When she flipped the question on him, Daniel paused. The time outside of work was usually spent doing activism work as a way to beef up his profile for when he eventually ran a campaign. However, he doubted that answer would sound very… interesting. This was a woman he was trying to reel in and while his business attire had helped, it would only help him so far. Talking about his work would likely dull her so he decided to go a different route. “Well, outside of working, I play drums. I actually used to be apart of a rock band back in high school.” he admitted with smirk.
His past band used to bring him quite a big feeling of disgrace but ever since he had manage to reroute his career path, he found that he looked back on it more fondly with only a small hint of lingering regret. Too bad that small regret was still latching on. Wanting to switch the subject before she could get the chance to ask about his interest, he met her gaze with playful curiosity. “While I’m sure my musical history is interesting, I’m more curious to learn what food places you’ve deemed the best, foodie.” he grinned.
Nice xD
Mia’s reaction had thrown the knight for a loop. After all that had transpired, Penelope expected to at least be slightly reprimanded by her superior but instead, Mia seemed to just simply brush it off. Perhaps it’s because he’s viceroy now.. She thought. Though he was her suitor now, she didn’t believe his position would give her any immunity. Or, maybe it had? Mia was a loyal baroness to the king so it was likely that played a key role in her lack of reaction. The baroness likely felt like her hands were tied in the matter and saw little reason to object to Penelope’s actions since it was all in the past. Satisfied with the conclusion she had come to, Penelope focused her gaze ahead as she returned to where her old tent was.
Soon coming upon it, she stepped inside. It seemed she had been right in assuming that the tent would remain untouched in her absence. As she walked in, she was surprised to find not only Olivia but Gavin as well. Olivia was quick to note her surprise and grinned mischievously at her friend. “I crossed paths with him on the way to get your dinner.” she explained with a shrug before nodding to the plate of food that was on the knight’s bed. “There’s the food I promised you but it’s probably a bit cold by now.”
The knight rolled her eyes. Gavin’s presence was likely just a way to keep her from asking about how her relationship with Alistair was going. She’d just have to make a mental note to pester her about it the next time they had a moment alone. “That’s fine, honestly I’m starving so I couldn’t careless about it’s temperature.” Penelope said dismissively before looking over to Gavin with a small smile. “I’m glad she ran into you. It’s good to see you again.”
“Likewise.” Gavin said with a small nod. He eyed her with a hint of curiosity. “Although, I have to ask, what’s with the sudden reappearance?”
“Right..” She mused with a knowing smirk. Penelope stepped over to take a seat o the edge of her bed, picking up her food in the process. Settling in, she focused her gaze on her two friends and grinned. “I’m back because the king has officially decided to negotiate for peace with Younis.”
“I’m guessing that party you were throwing went over well then.” Olivia grinned, leaning back on the palms of her hands.
“That’s great news.” Gavin said with a quiet sigh of relief. “I can’t wait for this to be over.”
Penelope nodded her head in agreement as she stuffed a spoonful of food into her mouth. As Olivia had warned, the meat and vegetables had gone cold from the wait. The knight didn’t mind much though as most of the flavor still remained and she was more focused on filling her stomach up than savoring it.
“Sooooo, when’s the king sending out the new viceroy?” Olivia asked curiously.
“That’s actually the reason why I showed up unannounced.” Penelope explained with a small shrug. “Crow’s on his way to Younis right now. I traveled with him until we reached Wellspring.”
Gavin looked over at her with thinly veiled shock. “I’m surprised that he’s sending him out so soon… I suppose that’s good though. The sooner the war is over the better.” he mused. Despite his words, a faint flash of uncertainty crossed his expression. His look made the knight raise her brow at him questioningly. He shifted a bit and then let out a reluctant sigh. “If he can pull it off. I mean, he’s only been viceroy for around a month now.”
“Oh come on Gavin!” Olivia laughed with a smirk. “This is Crow we’re talking about. He may be new to his position but this also the same man that somehow got you to stop pursuing the woman you were courting and somehow, you even seem to like him now.” she added with a small sneer. Her words earned her a flustered glare from the male knight sitting besides her while Penelope pinched the bridge of her nose. She may have just returned from the castle but it seemed Olivia was ready as always to stir the pot.
“That has nothing to do with what we’re talking about.” Gavin grumbled.
“Teasing aside, she does have a point.” Penelope said with a half smile. “I think he’ll do fine. He may be new to the position but he’s got enough tricks up his sleeve that I don’t think that’ll be an issue.”
Gavin paused before giving a small nod of his head. “I suppose.”
“Speaking of our favorite former thief, how’s that going between you two?” Olivia asked without even a second thought. “I know you said Naida had started trying to pair you two together. Gods I wish I could have been for that.” She added with a snicker.
Penelope rolled her eyes at Olivia’s teasing words. “And I thank the gods every day that you weren’t.” she snorted. Nadia’s troublesome actions had been taxing on their own. If Olivia had been part of that mix as well, the knight had no doubt that the two would have gotten caught in even worse situations or discovered through whatever mischief Olivia would had caused in the process. The female knight took a pause to answer the first question. Though the topic would have come up one way or another, she couldn’t help but feel a faint bubble of awkwardness towards announcing to her recently ex-suitor that she was now formerly being courted by the man she had left him for.
“Naida won’t be a problem anymore though.” Penelope began with a fond smile. “Before we left the castle, we got permission to begin courting.”
“Well that’s disappointing for me. I was hoping I could still bother you with Naida when I got back.” Olivia clicked her tongue before breaking out into a grin. “Good for you guys though. I’m actually surprised your father agreed to it. I never thought he’d willingly give his daughter up to a former thief.”
“Regardless, congratulations.” Gavin mumbled with a faint smile. Surprisingly, the smile didn’t seem forced which made the female knight smile a little broader in return. It was a hopeful sign to her that their time apart had allowed Gavin to come to begin to let go of his feelings for her.
“Thanks. It’s certainly nice not to have to sneak around for once.” Penelope mused with a smirk as she finished off the last bite of her food. She set the plate aside and looked to her friends with a hint of curiosity. “So, what’s the warfront been like since I’ve been gone. I know you said there was a battle not too long ago in your letters.”
“Well…” Gavin began, exchanging a glance with Olivia. The two knights began to go into more detail about their recent experiences at the warfront. Gavin and Tomas had been successful at keeping Layth from dismantling the rule she had installed to keep the villagers safe. Apparently the loss was not something Layth handled with grace of course and Gavin had noticed that in their more recent battle that Layth had chosen to completely disregard the rule. While it had Mia fuming, Layth found protection from Edward as the baron refused to see fault in his lieutenant.
It seemed that all was normal amongst her camp despite Layth being in a foul mood. Penelope knew she’d have to brace herself when it came time to face her brother at the next meeting. Gavin even offered a word of warning since the lieutenant had even badgered him for information on their time spent working together. While everyone else in the camp seemed to be moving on from the shock of Crow’s sudden rise to power, it sounded like Layth was still very much stuck.
Other than that, the latest battle had gone better than the last one they had written to her about. The battalion had a fast recovery and was able to use that to their advantage when it came to the battle. That was good to hear, especially since she had plans to persuade the barons into acting defensively until a resolution was reached. A firm victory would work in her favor much more than a heavy loss.
After a bit of catching up, the knight began to grow weary as it got later and later. Though she enjoyed this time spent with her friends, the long trip to reach the camp had her spent. With her belly full and having a comfortable place to lay her head right under her, it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep her eyes open as Olivia went on about how she had spent some of her time teasing other comrades about Crow’s new position. Luckily for her, Gavin seemed to pick up on her weariness.
“Olivia, we should probably get going. It’s getting late.” He pointed out, nudging the female knight’s side.
Olivia blinked and then smirked as she caught on to the tired gaze of Penelope. “Yeah, you’re right. Someone’s falling asleep on us.”
“I wish I could argue.” Penelope snickered before letting out the yawn she had been suppressing. Now that she was caught, there was little reason to hide her sleepiness. “But I’m exhausted.”
“Well get some sleep and good luck with facing the rest of the camp tomorrow. Especially your brother.” Olivia smirked as she rose to her feet to leave.
“I’ll see you at our meeting tomorrow.” Gavin said with a small dip of his head. “Goodnight Penelope.”
“Goodnight you guys.” Penelope said with a small wave as she watched her two friends exit the tent. With them gone, she stretched and took a moment to slip out of her armor before laying back on her bedroll. Though the beds at the inn were softer, she couldn’t help but find herself sinking comfortably into the pad. Before falling asleep, she carefully took the necklace off and set it gently down besides her. Her deep green eyes studied the pendant with a hint of fondness before she turned away from it and closed her weary eyes. It didn’t take long for the knight to drift off into a peaceful sleep.
Soon coming upon it, she stepped inside. It seemed she had been right in assuming that the tent would remain untouched in her absence. As she walked in, she was surprised to find not only Olivia but Gavin as well. Olivia was quick to note her surprise and grinned mischievously at her friend. “I crossed paths with him on the way to get your dinner.” she explained with a shrug before nodding to the plate of food that was on the knight’s bed. “There’s the food I promised you but it’s probably a bit cold by now.”
The knight rolled her eyes. Gavin’s presence was likely just a way to keep her from asking about how her relationship with Alistair was going. She’d just have to make a mental note to pester her about it the next time they had a moment alone. “That’s fine, honestly I’m starving so I couldn’t careless about it’s temperature.” Penelope said dismissively before looking over to Gavin with a small smile. “I’m glad she ran into you. It’s good to see you again.”
“Likewise.” Gavin said with a small nod. He eyed her with a hint of curiosity. “Although, I have to ask, what’s with the sudden reappearance?”
“Right..” She mused with a knowing smirk. Penelope stepped over to take a seat o the edge of her bed, picking up her food in the process. Settling in, she focused her gaze on her two friends and grinned. “I’m back because the king has officially decided to negotiate for peace with Younis.”
“I’m guessing that party you were throwing went over well then.” Olivia grinned, leaning back on the palms of her hands.
“That’s great news.” Gavin said with a quiet sigh of relief. “I can’t wait for this to be over.”
Penelope nodded her head in agreement as she stuffed a spoonful of food into her mouth. As Olivia had warned, the meat and vegetables had gone cold from the wait. The knight didn’t mind much though as most of the flavor still remained and she was more focused on filling her stomach up than savoring it.
“Sooooo, when’s the king sending out the new viceroy?” Olivia asked curiously.
“That’s actually the reason why I showed up unannounced.” Penelope explained with a small shrug. “Crow’s on his way to Younis right now. I traveled with him until we reached Wellspring.”
Gavin looked over at her with thinly veiled shock. “I’m surprised that he’s sending him out so soon… I suppose that’s good though. The sooner the war is over the better.” he mused. Despite his words, a faint flash of uncertainty crossed his expression. His look made the knight raise her brow at him questioningly. He shifted a bit and then let out a reluctant sigh. “If he can pull it off. I mean, he’s only been viceroy for around a month now.”
“Oh come on Gavin!” Olivia laughed with a smirk. “This is Crow we’re talking about. He may be new to his position but this also the same man that somehow got you to stop pursuing the woman you were courting and somehow, you even seem to like him now.” she added with a small sneer. Her words earned her a flustered glare from the male knight sitting besides her while Penelope pinched the bridge of her nose. She may have just returned from the castle but it seemed Olivia was ready as always to stir the pot.
“That has nothing to do with what we’re talking about.” Gavin grumbled.
“Teasing aside, she does have a point.” Penelope said with a half smile. “I think he’ll do fine. He may be new to the position but he’s got enough tricks up his sleeve that I don’t think that’ll be an issue.”
Gavin paused before giving a small nod of his head. “I suppose.”
“Speaking of our favorite former thief, how’s that going between you two?” Olivia asked without even a second thought. “I know you said Naida had started trying to pair you two together. Gods I wish I could have been for that.” She added with a snicker.
Penelope rolled her eyes at Olivia’s teasing words. “And I thank the gods every day that you weren’t.” she snorted. Nadia’s troublesome actions had been taxing on their own. If Olivia had been part of that mix as well, the knight had no doubt that the two would have gotten caught in even worse situations or discovered through whatever mischief Olivia would had caused in the process. The female knight took a pause to answer the first question. Though the topic would have come up one way or another, she couldn’t help but feel a faint bubble of awkwardness towards announcing to her recently ex-suitor that she was now formerly being courted by the man she had left him for.
“Naida won’t be a problem anymore though.” Penelope began with a fond smile. “Before we left the castle, we got permission to begin courting.”
“Well that’s disappointing for me. I was hoping I could still bother you with Naida when I got back.” Olivia clicked her tongue before breaking out into a grin. “Good for you guys though. I’m actually surprised your father agreed to it. I never thought he’d willingly give his daughter up to a former thief.”
“Regardless, congratulations.” Gavin mumbled with a faint smile. Surprisingly, the smile didn’t seem forced which made the female knight smile a little broader in return. It was a hopeful sign to her that their time apart had allowed Gavin to come to begin to let go of his feelings for her.
“Thanks. It’s certainly nice not to have to sneak around for once.” Penelope mused with a smirk as she finished off the last bite of her food. She set the plate aside and looked to her friends with a hint of curiosity. “So, what’s the warfront been like since I’ve been gone. I know you said there was a battle not too long ago in your letters.”
“Well…” Gavin began, exchanging a glance with Olivia. The two knights began to go into more detail about their recent experiences at the warfront. Gavin and Tomas had been successful at keeping Layth from dismantling the rule she had installed to keep the villagers safe. Apparently the loss was not something Layth handled with grace of course and Gavin had noticed that in their more recent battle that Layth had chosen to completely disregard the rule. While it had Mia fuming, Layth found protection from Edward as the baron refused to see fault in his lieutenant.
It seemed that all was normal amongst her camp despite Layth being in a foul mood. Penelope knew she’d have to brace herself when it came time to face her brother at the next meeting. Gavin even offered a word of warning since the lieutenant had even badgered him for information on their time spent working together. While everyone else in the camp seemed to be moving on from the shock of Crow’s sudden rise to power, it sounded like Layth was still very much stuck.
Other than that, the latest battle had gone better than the last one they had written to her about. The battalion had a fast recovery and was able to use that to their advantage when it came to the battle. That was good to hear, especially since she had plans to persuade the barons into acting defensively until a resolution was reached. A firm victory would work in her favor much more than a heavy loss.
After a bit of catching up, the knight began to grow weary as it got later and later. Though she enjoyed this time spent with her friends, the long trip to reach the camp had her spent. With her belly full and having a comfortable place to lay her head right under her, it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep her eyes open as Olivia went on about how she had spent some of her time teasing other comrades about Crow’s new position. Luckily for her, Gavin seemed to pick up on her weariness.
“Olivia, we should probably get going. It’s getting late.” He pointed out, nudging the female knight’s side.
Olivia blinked and then smirked as she caught on to the tired gaze of Penelope. “Yeah, you’re right. Someone’s falling asleep on us.”
“I wish I could argue.” Penelope snickered before letting out the yawn she had been suppressing. Now that she was caught, there was little reason to hide her sleepiness. “But I’m exhausted.”
“Well get some sleep and good luck with facing the rest of the camp tomorrow. Especially your brother.” Olivia smirked as she rose to her feet to leave.
“I’ll see you at our meeting tomorrow.” Gavin said with a small dip of his head. “Goodnight Penelope.”
“Goodnight you guys.” Penelope said with a small wave as she watched her two friends exit the tent. With them gone, she stretched and took a moment to slip out of her armor before laying back on her bedroll. Though the beds at the inn were softer, she couldn’t help but find herself sinking comfortably into the pad. Before falling asleep, she carefully took the necklace off and set it gently down besides her. Her deep green eyes studied the pendant with a hint of fondness before she turned away from it and closed her weary eyes. It didn’t take long for the knight to drift off into a peaceful sleep.
Daniel maay be on his way to being tipsy xD
Daniel couldn't help but be both amused and charmed by the directness of the woman before him. Her boldness was well received and he tried not to let it go completely to his head. That was easier said than done though when a woman as attractive as Alex complimented him without filter. Most women he had encountered in the past hadn’t spoken so straight forward. While he hadn’t minded their more subtle approaches, Alex’s direct one was both refreshing and had him hoping that he was on the right track to wining her over for the night.
As she went on to answer his question, he raised an eyebrow as she gave a reply that he hadn’t seen coming in the slightest. The choice of Jim Carrey was a far out one and at first he didn’t know what to say in response. I guess her flaws revolve around her being strange.. He thought as he listened to her defend her ridiculous answer. Strange wasn’t bad though. At least not yet anyways. He smirked and shrugged his shoulders. “I guess so… It’s just going to be a weird situation when he’s paired up against Zac Efron.” he said with mock casualness as he opted to banter in response. Naturally, he had to chose Zac Efron. Daniel may not have been attracted to men but he knew an attractive face when he saw one. Of course, that made him Daniel’s go to for such questions like who he’d want to play him in a movie.
He flashed her playful wink before taking a final sip of his drink. Setting the empty glass down, he decided to wait before ordering another drink. While he had a decent tolerance to alcohol, it still wasn’t as much as most men his size. Thanks to his Chinese heritage, he was prone to what many might call an Asian glow. Really it was just an allergic reaction that caused him to be sensitive to certain compounds in alcohol that unfortunately vexed many that shared his ethnicity. Daniel was actually lucky to have a weaker case of it, much unlike his less fortunate sister who could be borderline drunk after finishing just one mild drink.
His dark gaze shifted back onto Alex as she leaned in closer to him. Daniel studied her for a moment as she posed a new question. “Well that one’s easy.” he chuckled. “I’d much rather never watch another movie. I mean, I still have tv shows, right?” They were much more his pace anyways. He enjoyed the longer stories versus the two hour ones. “Well, regardless, I think I’d like to avoid getting stuck in a Hallmark movie. Too much drama and much too slow pace.” He met her gaze with a coquettish smirk. Since she seemed to still be interested, he decided to flirt a little more obviously. “I like getting straight to the point. Especially when I know what I want.”
His dark gaze lingered on her olive green eyes for a moment longer before pulling away to eye the bar, silently debating ordering another drink. “Hallmark movies aside, what are your interests?” Daniel asked, deciding to be more direct now that his other question hadn’t revealed much of anything. “And if you answer Jim Carrey again, I will head for the door.” he added on a teasing note.
As she went on to answer his question, he raised an eyebrow as she gave a reply that he hadn’t seen coming in the slightest. The choice of Jim Carrey was a far out one and at first he didn’t know what to say in response. I guess her flaws revolve around her being strange.. He thought as he listened to her defend her ridiculous answer. Strange wasn’t bad though. At least not yet anyways. He smirked and shrugged his shoulders. “I guess so… It’s just going to be a weird situation when he’s paired up against Zac Efron.” he said with mock casualness as he opted to banter in response. Naturally, he had to chose Zac Efron. Daniel may not have been attracted to men but he knew an attractive face when he saw one. Of course, that made him Daniel’s go to for such questions like who he’d want to play him in a movie.
He flashed her playful wink before taking a final sip of his drink. Setting the empty glass down, he decided to wait before ordering another drink. While he had a decent tolerance to alcohol, it still wasn’t as much as most men his size. Thanks to his Chinese heritage, he was prone to what many might call an Asian glow. Really it was just an allergic reaction that caused him to be sensitive to certain compounds in alcohol that unfortunately vexed many that shared his ethnicity. Daniel was actually lucky to have a weaker case of it, much unlike his less fortunate sister who could be borderline drunk after finishing just one mild drink.
His dark gaze shifted back onto Alex as she leaned in closer to him. Daniel studied her for a moment as she posed a new question. “Well that one’s easy.” he chuckled. “I’d much rather never watch another movie. I mean, I still have tv shows, right?” They were much more his pace anyways. He enjoyed the longer stories versus the two hour ones. “Well, regardless, I think I’d like to avoid getting stuck in a Hallmark movie. Too much drama and much too slow pace.” He met her gaze with a coquettish smirk. Since she seemed to still be interested, he decided to flirt a little more obviously. “I like getting straight to the point. Especially when I know what I want.”
His dark gaze lingered on her olive green eyes for a moment longer before pulling away to eye the bar, silently debating ordering another drink. “Hallmark movies aside, what are your interests?” Daniel asked, deciding to be more direct now that his other question hadn’t revealed much of anything. “And if you answer Jim Carrey again, I will head for the door.” he added on a teasing note.
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