The small crowd once more drew nearer to the wizard.
Sensing the presence of someone with authority, the crowd drew a little still.
The crowd swiftly drew more soldiers, too many for Blade to fight.
He waited a beat, and the crowd drew in a breath.
The crowd had drawn well back at the sound of the gunshot.
The crowd drew back from the dais leaving an opening.
He went down; the crowd drew back; a woman screamed.
He started slowly forward and the crowd drew back to form a wide central aisle for him to walk through.
"You'll be fine," he said as the crowd drew near.
The crowd had drawn back from the front of the cage.