"I swear it," said Blade, spreading both hands in a peaceful gesture.

He hadn't raised his hand in a peaceful gesture.

The arming of the Tribesmen was certainly no peaceful gesture!

His voice rose hysterically, and Sebastian stopped, holding his hands up in a peaceful gesture.

The most common peaceful tactile gestures are head rubbing and social licking, which have been compared with grooming in primates.

So he held out both hands in a peaceful gesture.

Does that look like a peaceful gesture to you?

Again he raised one hand in a peaceful gesture.

The logical peaceful gesture would be to come out in the open.

Then he continued to ride forward, raising empty hands in a peaceful gesture.