"I remember that," Maria said, to which Thala added, "and we lost Gala. She laughed it off back then, saying something along the lines of 'how can such a thing happen' when she was the most powerful witch among us, the Head Witch of the coven, second only in strength and knowledge after Her Eminence."
Cornelia let out a bitter smile. "Even I did not take my own vision seriously back then. Only Her Eminence believed in what I saw."