A group of Aurors were pinned down beside one of the market stalls near the plaza, unable to use their magic to help defend. One of them pulled out a pistol; a good sign that Amelia sent a group that had been somewhat trained in firearms. It would be far more useful than their wands in this situation. The man aimed his gun and fired, but the cultist noticed him before he took the shot and erected a shield. The other Aurors repeated the same action and started to fire at the cultists. Many of them shielded themselves from the bullets, but one was too slow and took a shot in the shoulder. This renewed the anger within the cultists and they began to bombard the Aurors" position. They scattered and seeked for safer protection as the stall was decimated from the attack.