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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

It does fit her! It's funny how opposite they are. Crow is very loud and arrogant, while Penelope is quiet and humble, haha

Anyway, I started on my reply :)

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I'm pretty sure Crow would figure it out by now xD
He's not that oblivious, haha

Also, just for fun, I decided to take the Myers Briggs test from Crow's perspective.
I read the results, and he's definitely an ENTJ-A (Commander).
You should try it for Penelope, because I'm super curious to see what she is :D

Here's the test

Here's Crow's result

Like I said, it's just for fun. Most of it, I'm sure you'd already know since you made Penelope's character.
I just think it's funny how spot-on Crow's results were :3

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Posted!

Crow is too offended that Olivia doesn't know who he is to notice that she's kind of into him xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Crow smirked when Penelope talked about how much damage he had done to William’s massive ego. He might have started making an effort to get along with her, but he still had a strong dislike for the rest of the knights—especially ones that treated him like an unreliable, feral animal. So, it pleased him to learn that the older knight was upset about the situation at the rebel camp.

He was about to make a snide comment about it when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching from behind a cluster of olive trees. They came from the opposite direction as the knights’ campsite, so he doubted it was William or Abraxas. Again? The thief thought in exasperation. They had just gotten away from the last group of people that wanted to cause them trouble, and now—after they had just crossed the border—there was already somebody else on their tail? It was getting ridiculous how many people seemed to want them dead.

He tensed, taking a step back in preparation to run, and kept his eyes fixed on the trees as he waited for the stranger to appear. The odd thing was that the footsteps were loud and even. It was almost as if the person they belonged to didn’t care if he or she was heard, and was in no hurry to get to them. He or she must have been very confident. Well, either that or the stranger wasn’t dangerous. But he had been through too much in the last few days to believe that.

Surprisingly enough, it seemed like Crow’s second guess was the accurate one. After a moment, the figure stepped into view. The thief’s eyes widened in shock. It was another female knight, wearing the colors of Brerra. Apparently Penelope knew her as well, because she greeted the new knight as if she were an old friend.

“Figured I’d drop in to see how this mission of yours was going,” the woman, whose name was Olivia, said to Penelope. “You don’t exactly keep me up to date on your life, you know.” Crow eyed her curiously. She seemed friendly enough, even though he couldn’t figure out why she was here—he doubted she travelled all the way to Younis just to visit a friend—and Penelope seemed to trust her, so he relaxed.

Olivia turned to him, “Mm... and who’s this?” Her gaze swept over the thief in a manner that resembled the way a buyer might examine a stock horse at the market. He tilted his chin up, mildly offended that she didn’t know who he was. He had thought his reputation spread all across the kingdom by now, but apparently he had been wrong. Well then, I suppose I’ll just have to introduce myself.

The thief stepped over to the female knight, bending forward in a garish bow, “My name is Crow Lockton, most renowned thief in all of Brerra.” He looked up at her and grinned mischievously. “A pleasure.”

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I could see Crow trying to have some alone time with Penelope, and Olivia just keeps popping up to get his attention lol this will be fun

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Yas, girl xD
I'm thinking Crow will be excited at first, but then his subconscious feelings for Penelope won't let him actually get anywhere with Olivia.

Ironically, my niece, Olivia, is at my house right now, and she looks a lot like that pic you posted >.>

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

My reply is done!

Crow is getting fed up with William xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Crow smirked at the blush that flooded Penelope’s cheeks. With everything that had been going on, he hadn’t thought about the occasional awkwardness between them. In fact, he had forgotten about it completely since the nobles had taken them captive. Penelope’s flushed face gave away the fact that her fluster around him was still very much alive though. Somehow, the knowledge made his own heart race slightly. He wondered why. Perhaps it’s because of how close we’ve gotten as friends? The thief thought dismissively. Surely it can’t be anything more than that. We’ve only known each other for a few days.

“You’d be wise not to trust a thief,” Crow nodded sagely. “But I’m also your friend... and that’s another reason why you shouldn’t trust me.” He shrugged. “I did say I’m biased, love.”

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Crow and Penelope’s conversation tapered off as weariness struck them. The thief migrated back to his blanket pile, where he finally got some shut eye after his wild day of mischief and hijinks. The night passed without trouble, and eventually the sun rose above the treetops. Its soft, hazy light coaxed the thief out of his slumber. He sat up and stretched, looking out the side of the wagon to see where they were. His eyes widened with excitement when he saw that they had reached the famous olive tree forest of Younis.

It was breathtaking. Dark brown, fat tree trunks sprouted haphazardly from the ground, splitting off in multiple directions and thinning out as they moved upward. The ends of the branches were covered in plumes of small, sage green leaves, with black olives scattered in between them. The gnarled forest stretched in all directions as far as the eye could see, just like the waves of the sea.

Crow let out a giddy laugh when William announced that they would be setting up camp here. What luck! Now he could explore and get a close-up look at the forest. Maybe he could even stash some olives away in a salt bag to cure and eat later on. It was unlikely that he would actually have time to prepare them, but he decided he might as well give himself the opportunity in case he had the chance.

He climbed down from the back of the wagon with Penelope just as William began giving orders to the other knights. Like always, William shot Crow a disgusted look and told Penelope to watch over him while she collected firewood. The thief rolled his eyes, “Sure, put your savior under watch. It’s not like I could have run away or anything by now.”

“You may have made a noble decision once, thief,” William spat. He obviously didn’t like the way Crow referred to himself as their ‘savior.’ “But that doesn’t make up for your years of conniving and betrayal. I will never grace a criminal with my trust.”

“Whatever helps you sleep at night,” Crow shook his head and trotted after Penelope to gather wood.

“Well... least we didn’t get the water one... right?” she whispered to him.

“True,” Crow nodded. “I don’t really feel like hauling buckets to and from the camp. This is much better.” He picked up a large stick from the ground. “Look, I’m being useful already.” He snapped his fingers as if struck with a brilliant idea. “Ah! Maybe if I hit William in the head with this, it’ll knock some sense into him, and he’ll realize I’m not trying to run away anymore. Two birds, one stone.”

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@Beliael Thank you!
Just a notice: I'll be out of town until August 3rd (maybe 5th? I just learned my trip might be longer). Wifi will be spotty, so it might take me a while to finish commissions until I'm home. I'd still be delighted to take on any requests you have though :)

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Thanks!
I just got to my parent's house, so I have some free time to write my reply now :)