I believe the answer is A, to. When there is a prepositional phrase, think about "Anywhere a mouse can run" A mouse can't run 'meet' or 'hard' or 'worked', but it can run 'to'. :)
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The soldiers consider him arrogant and cowardly. He boasts about his bravery, telling the soldiers the story of his escape from the Spaniards. During a scrimmage, he found himself in enemy lines and, thinking quickly, removed his white scarf (a mark of his French military rank) to blend in with the crowd and get away.
There are rumors that he didnt write his plays.