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== [[Literature]] ==
* Artemis often does this in ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' to Butler.
* In ''[[The Belgariad]],'' spoiled brat Princess Ce'Nedra of Tolnedra is bored and wants to go shopping. Her father, Emperor Ran Borune, won't let her leave the Imperial Palace because it's too dangerous (true of Tolnedra at almost any time, and particularly that year as they're building up to a possible civil war). She cons her rather gullible and egotistical tutor into believing that her father wants him to escort her while she visits relatives in another city. (For her own safety, naturally.) On the road, they meet Belgarath and company. Of course, none of them—even Garion—believe her story. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* In several of his books, ''[[Harry Potter]]'' is being threatened by someone (usually Voldemort), and everybody tries to keep him safe. It never works—somehow, for some reason, he always finds his way to the source of the problem to face it himself. This habit comes back to haunt him in the last few books.
* In ''[[Monster Hunter Vendetta]]'', Owen is instructed by the Monster Control Bureau to stay at MHI's compound as bait for the [[Religion of Evil|Church of the Temporary Mortal Condition]]. However he's a pro-active kind of guy, and prefers to take the fight to them.
* The finale of the first ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' novel involves Bella having to sneak away from her vampire bodyguards to meet the bad guy vamp.
* [[Prince Roger]] MacClintock's habit of doing this (and the bodyguards' refusal to admit that ''Roger'', the bratty clotheshorse, manages to slip them) on big game hunting trips means that it takes them a while to realise he actually is a badass dead-eye shot with a rifle. They just try and reconcile his "[[Great White Hunter]]" reputation with the brat by believing his guides and bodyguards are the ones who kill the trophies... until the trip to Marduk rather impressively underscores how much they've been underestimating him.
* "Devo" ditches most of his bodyguards in ''Guilty Wives''. That sets the drama in motion.
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