Penny blushed at the compliment, her smile growing. She was pleased that the lovely scarf looked nice on her. "It will be perfect for traveling now that the weather is cooler, particularly for visiting my sister and coming into town," Penny observed. "Thank you." The bit about warding off illness was particularly meaningful considering she had just come off of being ill and, as a result, was pretty eager to avoid getting ill once more. "Really, this is so thoughtful," she said sincerely. "I really appreciate it. I only wish I had something to give you in return other than these books," she said, biting her lip.
Despite her relative family wealth, she had very little that was actually hers as opposed to belonging to the family. Technically speaking, everything she owned was given to her by her family and it seemed wrong that she give that away. She did have a bit of spending money tucked away, though. Maybe she could figure something out...