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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope followed them outside. She stared off for a moment as she thought about them reaching the bordering villages. Due to her previous conversation with Crow, the though of coming across her father and brother came to mind. It had been a long while since she had last seen them... That was before they were sent to guard the kingdom's border. It would be nice to see how they were faring... The two men were never ones to show very much affection and never bothered to write her but she tursted that they were still alive since she hadn't heard any rumors saying otherwise.

Her thoughts were soon broken as Abraxas returned with the horses and the wagon, all in the same condition they had been left in. She quickly snapped out of her thoughts and became alert once more as they were about to head out on the road once again.

"Penelope, you're watching the thief again." William ordered but paused, "Unless you'd prefer to ride instead." It seemed he almost pitied her for being stuck with the thief for so long.

"That's fine." Penelope reassured her comrade before moving towards the back of the wagon. She waited for Crow to get in first though.

"Let's go then." William said impatiently as he mounted his horse alongside Abraxas. Penelope hopped inside the cart, taking her regular position. It seemed that the same routine from yesterday would be repeated.

I've Turned into A Monster

Eden's eyes widened and instinctively leaned away from him as he spoke so harshly. It was like talking to a stranger... a complete stranger. She was beginning to realize just how much she didn't know about Donovan any more. The others seemed justified in keeping their distance from this person. Though Eden tried to cling onto the person she remembered, she couldn't deny that fear was slowly building inside her.

Once Aya was hit back by him, Eden jumped to her feet, giving a look of horror. "What the hell?!" she yelled at him in a rather trembly voice. The panicked girl hurried past the bar to make sure Aya was alright, daring to put herself in close proximity to the threatening prescence that lurked behind it. Once she had helped the other girl, she now took a defensive step towards Donovan, now standing between the two. She was brave but there was a clear gleam of fear in her wide eyes.

"Enough! Are you out of your goddamn mind?!" Eden snapped, her voice still seemed to tremble. It seemed to be a rather pathetic sight since she was at a clear disadvantage. It was like a mouse standing up to a lion.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave a thoughtful nod as gave her a vague description of his background. With no other intent but pure curiousness, the female knight wasn't bothered by the lack of details. She glanced briefly at the floor as he mentioned the poverty that plagued the outer villages. Despite growing up in a stable home, she had seen how bad it was in the past. Her father and brother both often traveled for work related reasons and at times she had accompanied them. A few times had been to some of the more needy parts of the kingdom. While Penelope was a loyal knight to the king before anything else, that still did not stop her from feeling a mixture of sympathy and guilt for the people who lived there.

When he nudged her, her cheeks became red out of embarassment. Quickly, she tried to recover. "Working with?" she scoffed as she tried to reduce the red coloring of her cheeks. A teasing gleam became present in her green eyes as she looked over at him. "I consider it more of babysitting if anything. Besides, I won't be running off like that again. That is the action befitting of a criminal not a knight."

Penelope looked back ahead as William and Abraxas came into view. The two knights hadn't moved much since when Penelope and Crow had left. "About time." William griped. As usual, his glare was purely directed towards Crow.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope gave a small nod and headed out of the room. She walked silently, with her hand lightly resting against the hilt of her sword. During their run in with attackers, she had definitely missed it's presence at her side.

She glanced over at him as he began to question her, giving a small shrug. "Well... My father and my brother are both knights as well. My mother died not long after I was born so they raised me on their own. I suppose I just picked up the life style from them. I never really thought about being anything else than a knight." she admitted truthfully. She looked ahead as they walked, her gaze seemed a bit distant now as she thought about her reasoning for choosing to become a knight. "I may have only served as a knight for a short time now but I've been training since I was young. Unlike most, my father thought I'd be more useful as a fighter than some housewife. And I can't say I disagree with him." Penelope added with a faint smirk of pride.

Penelope slowed her pace slightly, becoming a bit more interested in the conversation now. She had been wanting to ask him a similar question. "Alright, my turn then, what lead you to becoming a thief?" she asked with similar curiosity. It was something she had always been naturally curious about but never had the opportunity, or patience, to ask any thief she had come across.

I've Turned into A Monster

Ok, thanks for the heads up. I probably won't reply Thursday. Friday and Saturday are kinda up in the air right now so I may be gone those days too.

I've Turned into A Monster

Eden shifted uneasily at his answer. She felt a small hint of frustration with him welling up inside her, along with a mixture of other emotions. She pursed her lips together and became a bit bolder with her words. "What are you even going off about? Since when did you start talking about our friends like that?" she said defensively. The costumers there were listening but didn't dare to look over. Still Eden caught a couple people nearby flinch as she spoke, as if expecting the worse was to follow.

It only fueled her to speak up more though, which might not have been a good thing. "Don, everyone is terrified of you. You even attacked Evan at one point didn't you?" she questioned him again but in a more demanding tone. Even though his presence was rather intimidating at the moment, Eden was blinded by the image of the Donovan she knew.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope raised an eyebrow when Crow caught up with her. She had to admit she was a bit surprised that William let him pass. She rolled her eyes at his words. "Do something stupid and I won't have to pretend." she remarked with a half smirk. It was about then when she realized just how much she had let her guard down around him. Penelope grimanced inwardly at the thought. What had possessed her to be so naive and reckless? Perhaps she had just gotten much too carried away with this plan of hers to make him fall for her, which she had temporarily forgotten about since the attack as well.

Penelope cleared her throat, trying to regain her composition. She reminded herself that this was suppose to be an act and that befriending the thief in reality was idiotic..... Though, he wasn't as terrible as she had originally thought him to be. "A delay will only make him rush us, which means we'll likely go without a lunch again." Penelope told him in a more serious tone. It seemed like she slowly reverting back to her guarded self. Though she still didn't seem as cold towards him as before. "With the way things are going you should be more careful about what you say and do around him. He's a good knight but he might let his anger get the best of him and if me and Abraxas aren't there to stop him, you'll likely be killed. Despite the king's orders." She warned.

Penelope opened the door to the room and headed inside. She quickly locked her gaze on her armor and sword, which were piled were she had previously left them. The knight wasted no time in beginning to put the armor back on, beginning her return look like a well-trained, strong knight rather than a looking like some petite woman.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope side glanced at him as he caught up with her again. She rolled her eyes, this time in a more playful manner. As he pulled ahead of her, a determined expression came across her features and she attempted to catch up. Instead he was forced to slow down but that didn't stop her from trying to out run him still.

They soon came to a stop at the end. It seemed to be a draw by the looks of it. Penelope was breathing rather heavily due to all the running and stunts but she seemed to be better at controling it. "Either way, so much for having half of my lunch tomorrow." she teased with a smirk. She let out a long breath trying to catch her breath again before turning to head inside the inn.

Almost as soon as they stepped inside, they came in contact with the now awake William, who looked incredibly aggitated, and a confused looking Abraxas. Both of them had woken up and quickly noticed the room was lacking two people. "Where in the world did you run off to?!" William growled. He stormed towards Crow at a brisk pace, clearly thinking it was his doing.

Penelope, however, cut off the older knight. She looked up at him sternly and he took a small step back but still glared over her at the thief. "He accompanied me on a walk nothing more. No reason to become violent." she stated.

"Then where are his chains?!" William had quickly observed Crow's bare wrists.

In the spur of all that had happened, Penelope had left the chains behind without second thought. They were being chased afterall. "A long story but I had to undo them in order to fight. We got attacked out there." she explained. William seemed less hostile towards Crow now and became more focused on the new information.

"What?" William questioned, sounding caught off guard, "What were they? Bandits, again?"

"No... I don't think it was just bandits this time." Penelope admitted crossing her arms. At the talk of the attack, she moved to go around William. "I'm going to go get my armor and sword. I'll be back down soon." she mumbled. She would feel more secure with her weapon and more protected with her armor. William didn't bother to argue for now but he clearly wanted more information about this enemy. Penelope wasted no time in disappearing into the room.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Alright :3

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

It was needless to say that it felt quite strange to be the one running away rather than the one chasing for the female knight. Penelope, for a brief moment, felt a mixture of fear and guilt, as if she had done something wrong. She quickly got over it though as she focused on following and keeping up with Crow. Feeling an arrow whiz past her head, Penelope tensed. In every training session with her father or brother, she was taught that a knight should never flee like a coward but instead fight bravely against their foes until forced to surrender. It only made the situation now feel more unnatural to her. Surely being this out numbered and without a proper weapon was excusable though.

Fun? Penelope silently questioned to herself at Crow's words. She gave an annoyed look. Exactly what was this thief getting her into? Shouldn't they just head straigh for the inn? It seemed more logical to her afterall. However, Penelope was in no position to protest and instead, just tried to keep up with him. She followed him along the outskirts until he swung himself up onto a wall. Penelope gave an unsure look but she quickly copied his movement and landed on the wall but in a less than stable fashion. She quickly balanced herself and countinued following him along the wall. She never had to do such things before. Knights often stayed on the ground due to being weighed down by their armor. The theory was that whatever went up must eventually come down. The stunts she was having to go through now made her heart beat fast and adrenaline pumped through her. She glanced briefly over her shoulder before ducking to avoid an arrow as well. When she turned her head back around she noticed Crow jump onto the roof. This time, when she copied him again, there was no uncertainy present but she did seem almost... eager.

Penelope rolled her eyes at his teasing. She jumped across after him and then came to a stop. She gave a confused and slightly angered look at his actions, believing that he was foolish enough to not know where to go. She took on a defensive stance as she noticed their pursuers climbing up, getting ready to fight. Then she noticed Crow crossing over to the beams and she turned quickly following him down into the hay bales.

Penelope took a notice of their significant lead and grinned a bit. "It's a precaution!" she justified with a small hint of laughter in her voice. She continued to run behind him until the inn started to come into sight. Their pursuers had likely given up by now with the distance put between them along with being inplain sight of the rest of the town. Penelope, however, didn't stop and instead picked up her pace slightly to now to come up besides Crow.

There was a gleam of mischief and amusement in her eyes as she turned her head to look over at him. "First one back gets half of the loser's lunch!" she challenged him like a child. For the moment, she wasn't thinking about proper behavior or the fact that she was being friendly with someone who was suppose to be her enemy. She had even forgotten her reason for coming outside in the first place! Penelope had a bit of fun, which was a rather rare thing for her, escaping with Crow and was looking to drag it out until the end despite her usual seriousness. The end being when they finally met up with William and Abraxas once more.

She shot a smirk at Crow. Before giving him a chance to reply, she turned her gaze back towards the inn and picked up her pace even more as she hurried towards the complex.