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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope and Abraxas soon entered the room. The younger knight was surprisingly the first to spot the two, seeing as Penelope was still a bit drowsy this morning. They hurried over and took a seat across from Crow at the table. "Morning." Penelope greeted giving a small nod to both Crow and William. William gave a curt nod of acknowledgment. "Better start waking up. We're heading to the border today.." he warned leaning on the table. Penelope waved her hand at the older knight dismissively. "I'll be fine." she reassured with her usual stubbornness.

"Umm.." Abraxas suddenly spoke up. His eyes darted from William to Penelope, seeming almost nervous. "About the border... uh.. William, I think you should explain it to her." His wording made Penelope sit up a bit straighter as it seemed that she was lacking some sort of information. She raised an eyebrow at William. "Exactly what don't I know?"

The heaved a sigh, clearly knowing that she wouldn't be happy with what he was about to say. "Look... Younis is a different place from our kingdom and that also means that there are different rules and regulations there... We have to be careful. Abraxas and I will be posing as knights from that land since the king aquired armor from that kingdom for the mission." Penelope narrowed her eyes a small look of annoyance began to spark in them. "And exactly where does that leave me?"

William shifted uneasily. "Younis doesn't allow for women to survive as any form of guards or knights... You'll have to disguise as a simple peasant in order to not draw attention towards us. We've brought a dress along for the occasion." he spoke fairly quickly and turned away to quickly flag down a wench to take their orders before Penelope could respond. A clear look of anger crossed the female knight's face but with the prescence of the other girl, she fell silent, merely pursing her lips together as William ordered his food.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

The knight had nearly found herself asleep when the sound of footsteps made her reluctantly open her eyes again. Sleepily, she looked up at William as he returned. Naturally he began to chew out Crow again. Penelope stretched and slowly forced herself forward so she was no longer relying on the wooden table to keep her up right.

"Alright... Thanks.." Penelope mumbled as she slowly rose back up to her feet in a reluctant fashion. If not for the fact that the thought of sleeping in a warm bed, Penelope would have likely refused to move from her current position. The knight was still wobbly on her feet as she stumbled forward. She ended up having to use the walls for support, considering she no longer had the aid of Crow. Once she came across the right room, Penelope opened the door and headed inside. She spotted the empty bed and quickly headed towards it. She put her sword and armor off to the side with ease before laying down. In no time, she fell into a very deep sleep.
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"Penelope... Time to get up." Came a calm voice. She was being shaked lightly. Penelope let out a groan, not wanting to get up. The rest had been great and she was already feeling better than before but it was still such an early time to wake up at. Her green eyes slowly fluttered open as she turned to look over at the person shaking her. It was Abraxas. She figured William must still be keeping an eye on Crow. Considering his knowledge about the thief trying to run off, her comrade likely didn't trust Abrazas to keep aware enough.

"Alright... I'm up... I'll meet you guys out there in a second... Let me just get my armor first." Penelope said as she sat up in her bed. Abraxas gave a small nod and began to head out of the room. With a small huff, she got up to her feet and began to put her armor back on. Once she had fastened her sword safely back to her side, the knight headed out of the roomto meet up with the others. Her muscles were still swore from the night before but it was much more tolerable now.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope followed him over to the fire place. Once he let her go, the knight plopped down tiredly. It felt great to simply sit down and, as soon as the fire was started, slowly got better as the warmth of the fire began to dry her off. She let out a soft, peaceful sigh and leaned back against the small wooden table that was located in the room.

At his nudge, she flickered her eyes over to him and she gave a soft snort. "Think I'll have to pass up that offer." she said right before yawning. Her eyes slowly closed as she struggled to stay awake. The events of the day wore heavily on her and her need to stay awake grew less and less.

"Doubt I can stay up right for a much longer..." She mumbled as she rested her head back against the table. It didn't seem to be the most comfortable of positions but in her current state, the knight could careless.

I've Turned into A Monster

Eden glanced over at him, a bit surprised that he swore. She knew how rarely he did after all but in his current situation, she could understand why. Carly looked off to the side silently and gave a small shrug.

"Who knows..." Eden sighed before adding, "It could be a form of some personality disorder though. I'm not sure how the accident could have caused something like this but, you never know.." She gave a thoughtful look before taking another bute of her food. Carly seemed a bit confused with her friend's words. She didn't quite understand the effects of any such disorder and had little knowledge about such things.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

"Shut up.." Penelope grumbled at his words. Her cheeks grew a bit red as she felt a hint of shame for trying so hard only to fail and end up back in the same position as before. She was grateful for the thief's willingness to help her at the moment. Even if he had specified it to be a one time thing only. As a knight, she wasn't looking to make such situations where she depended on his help a common thing anyways. The knight was much too stubborn for that.

She made no remarks as she took notice of his wariness of being caught. In fact, Penelope would occasionally scan the area as well, not wanting ti be caught in such a position. It was bad enough without having some foolish patrol jumping to conclusions on the matter. The thought occurred to her that her father or brother could potientially be apart of said patrol which added to the knight's caution of their surroundings as they approached the inn.

"Ah... No.. He didn't." Penelope said in a disheartened manner as he questioned about the room number. She was about to go on until a loud voice boomed from behind them filled with clear anger and frustration. "Where in the hell did you go off to?!" came from William who was approaching them at a fast pace. While it was late out, the older knight seemed nearly unaffected by his lack of sleep and instead was enveloped with anger.

"It's a long story..." Penelope said with a tired sigh. She really didn't want to explain everything to the other knight. Tired and still wet from the river, the only thing she wished to talk about was the room number in which to go to.

"Long story my ass! Rotten thief tried to get away didn't he?" William growled, recalling his previous perceptions of Crow planning some escape. However, the current sight of the thief aiding the knight seemed to throw him off.

Penelope shot a glare at him. "Look, I'm tired and drenched so if you don't mind, I'd like to get some sleep already. He tried to run off but clearly it didn't work. Everything else doesn't really matter so long as we keep our guards up and you give me a break alright?" she said in a harsh tone. William seemed a bit taken back by such a response from her but quickly recomposed himself. "Fine. Go in the den though not the room. There's a fireplace there you can dry off a bit. Last thing we need if someone getting sick." he snorted.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope looked over at him and shrugged. "While I have no ill-will towards either William or Abraxas, they also don't hold my absolute loyalty nor the power to effect my decisions. Besides, in this situation, everyone gets what they want. The kingdom can avoid war, the king gets his staff and power, my family and other knights can rest easy, and you don't have to rot in prison." she said in a rather simplistic fashion.

As they reached the outskirts, Penelope nodded and began to move away from him. The knight was still unsteady despite her best efforts. She clenched her teeth in frustration and found herself forced to rest a hand against Crow to keep herself up right. "Ah... Darn it..." she breathed. It seemed that there had been no improvement of her condition in their time walking to the village. The knight was stubborn though and tried again to walk on her own to little avail.

"Alright..." she said lowering her gaze in an embarrassed manner, "Never mind..." Penelope gave up her efforts after a second failed attempt and leaned against Crow again in order to keep herself up right.

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Penelope rolled her eyes at him. "Don't act like you haven't thought that way too. Once you know one enemy, you think you know them all. After all, you seem to put all nobles in the same category." she snorted in response. Though, she couldn't help but feel a bit relieved that she could trust his word, for now at least.

She looked over at him as his voice got quieter. "Welcome... Thanks for helping me right now." she mumbled glancing off to the side. Penelope looked back up at him and smirked. "Of course. If you were nicer then I might just be able to get along with you." she said in a teasing tone.

There was a brief pause as the knight stared at the ground for a moment. "And, just so you know, you have my word as well.... I assume it's not easy trusting a knight with something as important as your freedom but once the mission is over, I will let you get out of here before you have to return back." She said with a sincere voice.

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As he took her arm, Penelope blinked in surprise and quickly began to open her mouth in protest but was cut off by the thief. She gave him a stubborn look but slowly closed her mouth and didn't bother to protest. Despite her unhappiness with the situation, what he said was true. While she tried to only lean very lightly on him, she found herself having to depend on him for more support than she would have liked to admit.

"Alright..." she grumbled quietly and followed his lead as he walked. She couldn't help but feel rather surprised by his actions. He was in better condition than her so if he tried to escape it would likely be sucessful considering the circumstances. "You're a strange person." she said glancing up at him with a weary smile. "Or rather, a strange thief... At least different from ones I've met before.."

Looking ahead as they walked, Penelope scanned through the trees for a sign of buildings and the village. It seemed a bit distant but she swore that she could make out the vague figure of a building though the trees blocked it from sight most of the time. "Once we reach the village, I'll walk on my own." she added. Last thing she needed was to be seen being aided by a thief. Her own pride prevented her from allowing that to happen.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope staggered onto the river bank. She wavered, struggling to stay up. The familiar dull aching of muscles began to arise again. The trip across the river only made her feel weary and cold. She wrapped her arms around herself and moved to lean against the tree for support. She let out a shaky breath and closed her eyes for a brief moment.

"Could have gone worse." Penelope mumbled, shaking her head slightly. She forced her eyes open again and looked down at the thief. "Come on... Just a little further..." Slowly, she moved reluctantly away from the tree and turned in the direction of the village. The knight staggered, struggling to keep her balance now that she had no support. "Ugh... I think I might actually cry when I see a warm bed." Penelope said with a sigh of longing.