"She is fine," said Vance suddenly, snapping Melva back to the present from getting lost in her own thoughts. "Those witches are powerful. You know how powerful Rosetta is. They are as powerful as her. They would not be members of the magic council if they were not."
Vance knew that Melva was worried about Geneva who was alone at the portal, guarding the barriers herself. But he was right. It was foolish to be worried about her. Geneva must be as powerful as Rosetta. She did not need Melva that was much weaker than her to worry about her. Melva only needed to focus on her own task and do well without making any mistakes.
They were still working on evacuating the living people, visiting every house that they could find and identify their status by using Melva's sight. It took quite a while because they had to literally visit one by one. The sparkles would not appear if Melva was too far from them.