So just for kicks I tried casting compel on my guardian spirit. This resulted in it fleeing in a peculiar direction:

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>cast warrior
You gesture at a wiry alfar warrior.
Your welkin armband emits a loud snap as it discharges all its power to aid your spell.
As you begin to cast the spell, you feel the weight of your empathic shock dampening your efforts.
You focus your magical senses upon a wiry alfar warrior's life essence, attempting to subtly compel it to go elsewhere.
A wiry alfar warrior loses all track of harmful intention toward you and disengages.
A wiry alfar warrior flees has.
Roundtime: 2 sec.

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It did leave the room, and not surprisingly, it just came right back afterward.

Thanks,
-Life Sustainer Karthor

I saw the same thing today against a rock troll. The target troll was not engaged in combat at the moment, and I believe I was manipulating it at the time but I'm not certain. I also had just cast Innocence very shortly before so it's possible there might be effects from both spells triggering here. This was in the first room in rockies on the other side of the barricade, where the only directional exit is West.

>cast troll
You gesture at a rock troll.
Your cambrinth ankleband emits a loud snap as it discharges all its power to aid your spell.
You focus your magical senses upon a rock troll's life essence, attempting to subtly compel it to go elsewhere.
A rock troll loses all track of harmful intention toward you and disengages.
A rock troll flees has.
Roundtime: 2 sec.

~ Player of Farman et al.

>cast war
You gesture at a calm alfar warrior.
As you begin to cast the spell, you feel the weight of your empathic shock dampening your efforts.
You focus your magical senses upon a calm alfar warrior's life essence, attempting to subtly compel it to go elsewhere.
A calm alfar warrior loses all track of harmful intention toward you and disengages.
A calm alfar warrior flees east.

Asbhuan

Mine is still fleeing "has" when I cast on it. I used a minimum-mana GS and a min+32 from cambrinth Compel.

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>foc my arm
You feel fully prepared to cast your spell.
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You focus your magical senses on a cambrinth welkin armband.
The welkin armband pulses brightly with Life energy. You reach for its center and forge a magical link to it, readying it for your use.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>cast warrior
You gesture at a serene alfar warrior.
Your welkin armband emits a loud snap as it discharges all its power to aid your spell.
You focus your magical senses upon a serene alfar warrior's life essence, attempting to subtly compel it to go elsewhere.
A serene alfar warrior loses all track of harmful intention toward you and disengages.
A serene alfar warrior flees has.
Roundtime: 2 sec.

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Thanks,
-Life Sustainer Karthor

Awww...

>cast war
You gesture at a calm alfar warrior.
As you begin to cast the spell, you feel the weight of your empathic shock dampening your efforts.
A calm alfar warrior gazes at you in shock, its eyes full of sadness.
You sense your hold on your Guardian Spirit weaken, then evaporate entirely.
Roundtime: 2 sec.

Now I'll go try it in combat.

Asbhuan

And the results are the same.

Asbhuan