Hide in the shadows

You quietly slip toward the back of the gazebo and attempt to blend into the shadow. As you crouch there, attempting to be as still as possible, you hear Mrs. Scanlan walk around, stopping from time to time to listen. Apparently satisfied that everything is ok, you hear her let out of long breath and then stride purposefully away. You chance a look around the corner of the gazebo and see her proud figure walking away from you, toward the sound of festivities.

You are about to follow her when your eyes are drawn to a light. You turn and see a door opening to a small structure — possibly a guest house or servant’s quarters. As the door opens, the light that spills out of the building shows the three men who just left the gazebo — the beaten man still immobile, being carried by the two thugs. They carry the man inside, letting the door close on its own behind them. From where you are, it sounds as if the door did not close all the way, but you could be mistaken.

Remembering once again just how ill-dressed you are for adventure, you consider your options about what to do next.