Argus watched as the driver left the tavern heading back to the carriage. He thought he was well hidden, but then he saw the driver's gaze shift to look directly at him. He froze in place, held his breath, and watched. Only as the driver kept walking toward the carriage did he start to breathe again. Stepping back further into the darkness of the night, knew he had to be careful. That small incident could have unleashed a mountain of trouble.<br/><br/>He continued watching and saw the driver knock on the carriage door, and saw the woman step out of the carriage. As the driver escorted the woman it became obvious by her posture and gait that she was a woman of wealth and a higher station in life.<br/><br/>Disgusted with himself, he shook his head. Here was a lone woman in a carriage, looking very well off, and he missed his chance to rob the woman and maybe more. Mentally, he kicked himself as he watched them enter the tavern.<br/><br/>Hunger, fatigue, and pain were as his companions and Argus knew that he soon must act. He wasn't sure what he was going to do, but whatever it was it needed to be soon. The night was passing and his options dwindling.<br/><br/>Leaning on his crutch, he mindlessly stared at the sky. It was at that very moment an idea came to him. Like a bolt of lightning. He didn't think about it or analyze it. He knew that if he didn't act on it<i>right now</i>, he never would.<br/><br/>Hoping his bluff would work, he approached the tavern. He walked like a man with a purpose, a purpose that couldn't wait - as much as a man walking with a makeshift crutch could walk. He now cared not if the driver saw him or not. It didn't matter any longer. His mission was forefront in his mind.<br/><br/>He entered the tavern without hesitation. He looked neither right or left and headed straight to the innkeeper.<br/><br/>His aggressiveness caught the innkeeper's attention. He looked the innkeeper in the eye and said, "I must see the woman who just arrived. She is in danger."<br/><br/>Seeing the innkeeper eye his appearance Argus answered the unasked question, saying, "Riding the horse too hard and he tripped. Threw me well off the horse and banged me up. I have been on foot disregarding my injuries to get to her."<br/><br/>Then lowering his voice and leaning toward the innkeeper, Argus said, "Her driver is a wanted man. He has criminal charges against him and the woman is in danger. Terrible danger, I must go up and warn her. If the driver comes back in, don't let him come upstairs, don't let him get anywhere near her. As you can tell she is a woman of refinement but when she hears how she has been swindled and what the driver's plans are for her now, she may yell and scream. Pay that of no mind. Just don't let the driver near her."<br/><br/>Argus abruptly turned toward the stairway and said with of a tone of authority and urgency said, "What room is she in?"