Unbinding magic- Part 3

The hunter's face snapped around to see a man who stood at a distance who used crossbows at him and he dodged. Taking a whistle from his pocket, he blew it to let the other hunters know about this intrusion. 

The council members had spread themselves and started to fight the witch hunters who were in the outside line behaving as security to the ritual that was taking place in the center. Without making use of their guns, or gas fires, they dragged the witch hunters one after another so that the others would not know of their arrival.