Another MM tactic to add to the list.
The Disposable Minion. They are expendable, you aren't. When you are guiding an NPC that doesn't attack. You can set your minions to run interference for you. Set them to aggressive then using the goto command you can move them ahead of you so any incomming ambush meets them first. You can then run through the ambush and leave your pets to deal with it. Without you to bolster them with supremacy they will, more than likely, get wiped out, but then thats their problem not yours

You can also just abandon a single minion or minion level to be beaten while you run. This tactic is useful for when you are in a team and the team is taking casualties from enemies and you need to get the NPC out quickly.