This had been another world where a lack of magic meant that the technology was advanced. Zelgadis's home barely had black powder, and then only in places where magic was rare enough that it was worth trying to create non-magical weapons and explosives.

Thankfully, at a distance, fire spells aren't that different than fire-based weapons in appearance, and it's not obvious that Zelgadis's hands are empty. The soldiers might notice, but Cassie seems to have bridged some common cultural experiences with them.

"Right." A Flare Arrow was simple enough that Zelgadis could cast it silently, pulling a bolt of fire towards the nearest hostile. It didn't change that fire was appearing and being shaped in Zelgadis's bare hands before being thrown outward, but hopefully whatever big effect Cassie was planning would be far more interesting to the locals.