The guards around the wall tensed.

The guards tensed, ready to take down the slave leader if he showed any sign of aggression.

The guards in the room had tensed, the Emperor's hands were visibly shaking.

He clenched his fist, as if angered at how his body betrayed him, and a guard tensed.

The two guards in front of him tensed, but he said "Very well."

The guards tensed when Onthar and his party walked into view.

Somewhere off in the mist there was a slight sound, and the guard tensed, peering in that direction.

As the doors went up, his guards tensed.

The guards tensed hands around their weapons.

The guards tensed and reached for their tranquilizer pistols, but J signaled to them not to fire.