Tell them to stay back and let you fight
From Create Your Own Story
You let out a sharp command. "Stay back! I will take this man down on my own. Let this be an example of what happens to evildoers!" The guards stop in surprise, letting out protests. "Silence! I am ordering you!" you yell. The cloacked man takes advantage og the moment and decides to try and bust his way through the circle and out the gates. He slashes three surprised guards and manages to breack through the men. He breaks for the gates. "AFTER HIM!!" you shout, and lunge towards him, 15 guards following close behind. The man is surprisingly fast, and as he runs out the gates and turns a corner, you lose sight of him for a moment.
You round the corner and he's gone. What? He couldn't have gone that fast, your were just behind him...