Even so, Vargas felt a prickling in the middle of his back as the guard withdrew.
Incomprehensibly, the guard nodded at her and withdrew, closing the door behind him.
The guard withdrew and Siegfried came in carrying a case.
An unclean silence filled the room until the guards withdrew.
The guards withdrew to the perimeter and let the excitement play itself out.
The guard had withdrawn from the room and closed the door.
Once the visitor was inside, the guards withdrew without being asked.
Only then did Christine's guard withdraw the blade from her windpipe.
The guard had withdrawn, leaving the three men alone.
The guard bent its head slightly and withdrew, closing the big wooden door behind him.