Surrounded.

The black silk he wore around his head also helped to hide his wild unruly red hair, so he was able able to blend well with the night.

He saw Irvin speak with the other boss for a while. It was a short conversation that lasted less than a minute. Then Irvin took a carriage and began to leave.

Arthur ran across the compound and jumped into the next one in order to keep up with the carriage. He did so for a long time, sometimes causing panic in the compounds he barged into.

It wasn't a lot of panic because he was very fast. His figure was also dark. At most, people would be startled when they see him flash by. They would think that they were mistaken.

It was the dogs that he encountered that refused to be fooled. The dogs barked and caused a lot of people to be alarmed.

Of course, by the time people showed up to see what the dogs were barking about, he was already gone. So the dogs' actions look like an overreaction.