She returned his frown with a faint one of her own and took another bite from her bread, chewing it with a bit of unease. Penelope let out a soft sigh as Crow admitted that he was still at least planning to tell the rest of the knights about the potential threat of mercenaries. She was glad that he still intended to tell them but she disliked putting it off. The situation wasn’t ideal since they might not believe him regardless but the group needed to at least hear the information he had to share. Even if they dismissed his words, at least they wouldn’t be completely caught off guard if an attack did happen.  “It would..we both know how dangerous those can be when you’re not prepared.” she mumbled to him, her frown deepening.

Her green eyes swept away from him to survey their surroundings at the though. Now feeling a little more awake and aware, the knight was much more devoted to keeping an eye out for any possible danger around them. It made her slightly unprepared for when Crow reached over to take her hand. She blinked at the sudden touch and turned her head to look over at him. As he told her not to worry, she raised an eyebrow at him and a half hearted smile crossed her lips. “First off, you should know by now that telling me not to worry isn’t going to stop me from worrying.” she pointed out, giving his hand an affectionate squeeze. 

Penelope’s smile dwindled and she let go of his hand once more. “You have good knights with you, so that does give me some peace of mind… but I also know how skilled trained killers are.” she added. The knight met his gaze and gave a one-shouldered shrug. “I just wanted to make sure you were still planning on telling them. I’ll still worry about your safety regardless but I’ll feel a little better once the rest of the group is aware of the mercenaries. After all, you and I are the only ones that know about it right now and I’m not even going to be on this trip with you for much longer.” 

Her gaze lowered slightly at her own words. Her duties at the warfront could not be ignored but she really did wish that she didn’t have to part with him. Even if the mercenaries weren’t a threat to be concerned about, she still disliked having to go separate ways so soon after their courtship had just begun. “I’ll just be glad when we can both return to the castle after this.” she muttered to him.