Corrals Civilians

I dropped to the street, using a pulse of my aura to get people's attention. Some stopped to look, while others ducked low, as if instinct drove them to shy away from the perceived threat.

"Run!" I shouted, using my aura to play up my words. "Other way!"

***

I used my aura again. Several people in the group stumbled, so caught up in reacting to my aura that they lost track of where they were going or how to put one foot in front of the other. Several others paused, helping their friends that had tripped, stopped, or fallen. The people at the edge of the crowd reacted too, pulling back away from me.

I'd hoped more of them would stop shouting and screaming. The affected people and the people at the edge of the clearing were making so much noise that it nearly drowned me out as I shouted, "Get back!"

A number of people listened. The crowd in particular was inclined to take my order, getting away from the scene. Two of the seven who'd lagged behind the others turned to go too.

- Flare 2.4