Argus stood watching as the woman left the tavern. He was surprised to see a young woman accompany her. Argus' attention was drawn to the young woman and her natural beauty. She had an innocence about her, but a worldly knowledge, it seemed. The thoughts of her distracted Argus and he had to remind himself of his purpose: to find the man who had known Smith.<br/><br/>Argus had seen this man and realized it was probably while he was entering or leaving the tavern. There were few other places Argus had spent his time.<br/><br/>The thought of the lady and his mission of purpose returned. She was of higher stature than he was; higher than he would ever be. And even without his unfortunate events with her, she would probably dismiss him if he approached her, anyway. He smiled. Perhaps a severe dismissal would be worth it if only to see the young woman up close.<br/><br/>He sighed and fingered his coin in his pocket. He could afford to eat now, anyway. But perhaps he could put this coin to better use. The thought rolled around in his mind.<br/><br/>He was aware that time was of the essence as well. She would be leaving as soon as her driver was found and the horses fetched from the stable. He wondered if the young woman would be leaving with her.<br/><br/>Argus decided to wander through the village and think about the idea that had come to mind. Perhaps his coin could be put to better use after all.