Penelope glanced up at him as he suggested that they stop at the river before nodding her head. Though she had traveled past it on several occasions now, she had never truly stopped by the river, which included the time they had both taken that plunge into it. Suddenly, the knight was a bit curious what the spot looked like when she wasn’t falling in or chasing after a thief. She was drawn out of her musings at his teasing comment and rolled her eyes at him. “In my defense, you asked for it by trying to escape when I was doing my job.” she chuckled, pushing his side lightly as he leaned into her. 

As he took the lead, the knight followed eagerly behind him. Her green eyes briefly lingered on the man in front of her. A bit of amusement returned to her visage as she remembered chasing him through the woods they now walked hand in hand through. She could recall her fury back then at him for making a break for it. What once had been so upsetting for the knight now left her with smile on her lips. Looking back on it now, it felt ridiculous how worked up she had gotten but she was still glad they had played out in the fashion that they did. 

Reaching the river bank, she moved to sit down next to him as he sat at the edge. Crossing her legs, the knight made herself comfortable besides him as she looked out over the bank. “I’ll say. It certainly beats being drench and stuck with an irritable thief.” she agreed casting him playful wink. In the next moment, she leaned over to press an affectionate kiss to his cheek before resting her head against his shoulder. 

Her gaze focused ahead of them, simply taking in the calming sights and sound of their surroundings. For a place that had caused them so much grief in the past, it was actually quite relaxing. “Although I suppose, I shouldn’t say anything considering I fell for him a day or so after that.” she mused with a small laugh.