He's down bad to Penelope 🥺🥺🥺
There's still not enough evidence that she's actually a saintess. Then again, the same holds for the other girl. It's not exactly clear if there is even any way to verify which one is the true saintess. However, she saw a potential future where she died after losing her saintess position, and she wanted to avoid it. Regardless of the reality, what society at large believed was what actually determined her status, and she didn't want any of that shit, hence her plan to yeet outta there