Penelope raised an eyebrow at Otto as the baron responded to her words in a less than pleased manner. The lieutenant did believe he was overreacting a bit considering she had only suggested that the group might as well make the most of the trip. It was something the knight had picked up after traveling with Crow on several occasions. As long as it didn’t interfere with the mission, she didn’t see any reason not to enjoy what they could along the way. She was about to explain herself when the viceroy came to her defense. Her green eyes flickered over to him as he spoke to Otto.

The knight was a bit surprised by how seriously the baron took her words. Or rather how he didn’t seem to want to leave any room for mistake or setbacks in their travel. Part of her could certainly respect the baron for that much. With the possible threats lingering around, the sooner they got to the Younisian castle and back the better. Not willing to voice anymore of her own opinion on the matter, Penelope followed Crow’s lead in letting the subject drop and turned her head as the wench returned with their meals.  She mumbled a word of thanks before beginning to eat. 

Though she was more tired than hungry, the warm food was satisfying to say the least. She looked up from her meal and gave an amused look at Crow’s words. Swallowing her bite of food, the knight shrugged her shoulders. “Well, if the king of Younis isn’t too opposed to peace, you might be able to get in a warm meal or two there.” she pointed out with a smirk. 

“That’s true.” Naida jumped in with a grin. “Especially if he’s actually interested in peace.”

Penelope paused before nodding her head in agreement. Naida did have a point with that. While none of them could say for sure what the Younisian king’s opinion on peace would be, the tell all would be shown in how he treated his guests from the rival kingdom. After working as a guard in the castle, the knight had witnessed such exchanges, of course on smaller levels such as between the former king and a high ranking noble. Showing hospitality was just one of the many tactics she had seen used between negotiations. The knight took a small sip of her ale, silently wondering about how the Younisian king would react. There had been so much focus on their own king until recent that she hadn’t thought much about the foreign one. Younis seemed like a more peaceful nation but that might mean nothing when it came to their relations with Brerra after such a long and drawn out war. 

She soon dropped the subject from her mind to focus on the food. There were too little known about the foreign ruler for her to even think over possible reactions and she wouldn’t even be the one to face him when the time did come. Instead, the knight fell quiet as she ate, conserving her energy for now and hoping to take an early leave from the group before they finished their meals. The knight wanted to try to avoid her and Crow’s departure from the others as subtle as she could. Penelope already guessed that Otto wouldn’t pay her much mind, she wasn’t part of their patrol out to Younis and therefore, not under his command. The only one that concerned her was Naida, whom might attempt to tag along with her. 

Finishing her food, she leaned back slightly, stretching her back as the meal settled in her stomach. Since she had eaten a bit quicker than normal, she had finished ahead of most of the others. “Gods I’m stuffed.” she sighed. Glancing towards the window, she slowly rose to her feet and turned to Crow. “I think I’m going to step outside for a moment.” Stifling a smirk, she copied the move he had pulled early and leaned down towards his cheek, pretending to press a kiss to it as she whispered, “I’ll meet you out there.”

Pulling back, the knight casted him a smile before turning to rest her gaze on Otto. “I won’t be long but in case you all head to bed before I’m back, where is the room located?” she asked.