LUKE 22:55

And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. - Luke 22:55

I wonder if my instinct would have been to hide.  Maybe I would have been like Peter and "followed at a distance", but I think I probably would have tried to stay away from people.  I would hope I would have the courage enough to want to see what was happening, but I wouldn't want to have to explain who I was.

I also wonder what people were doing there.  This was at night.  The chief priest's house must have been at the temple, near the temple?  If it's a courtyard, it has to be at the temple, right?  Even so, did they hear that Jesus had been pulled in?  Did they want to see what happened?  Did they do this for everyone?  And if it was at night, how long did they stay?  I know there was a crowd when they all yelled, "Crucify Him."  Was this the same group of people?

I'll give it to Peter.  At least he followed at a distance and he was not afraid to go to people whom he had no idea what side they were on, what they would do or what would happen.  He was at least willing to risk that much.