How does georyn divert the men so that elana can take off the emblem to hide it?

This question is from the science fiction novel, Enchantress from the starts, a novel written by Sylvia Engdhal. Elena plays the role as enchantress in this novel. She wears the emblem from which she gets power. there was a dark ominous figure who was Elena's father. Georyn in the novel has feelings for Elena, he starts yelling at the men to divert them so that Elena can take off her emblem to hide it.