Can most maps be kited?

[Metathron]

I used the pause/save method to lure the guard on Scarlet -- the one who actually moves when you're close -- and got a scroll instead. The other guard on the island I could not move at all.

Same thing with all three on Rusty. I got one of them, the one closest to Zag Zag and the guy who wants you to bring him units, to move a little accidentally, but when I tried to get him to repeat that I couldn't do it to save my life, trying every kind of angle. Perhaps I should add it was a beholder stack. Does it matter what kind of guard you are facing or not, e.g slow one can be kited (easily), fast one can't be kited (easily?)?

The barbarians on Bolo likewise won't budge at all.

How do folks manage to snatch maps like these? I can get them to move but the usual procedure is no good, as the enemy is basically in my face when I hit that space. I guess I'll just have to go back to clearing the first four islands before I open up Verona.