A living squad wouldn't have been able to defeat them.
After all, Mellis acted similarly to Phyr. Faced with a situation, he immediately activated connections in all possible directions, just as she had sent the Carneolians to different parts of Margel. The difference was in the scale, but it was good that she had turned to him. Although, for the next incident, which was bound to happen, they should both be better prepared. In any case, Draco deserved gratitude.
On the way back, after the search:
-- Alaria, I didn't have time to praise you for finding the hunter. I think this contact will be useful, you did a good job, and I'll try to recruit him. Or even... Since this was your area of work, you can check your high charisma again if you want, and I agree with my assessment that we need to be prepared for such operations.
-- In general, of course... Times are changing, and we should think about reorganizing our area of interest. Let's say... I won't tell them directly, but the fact that there wasn't even one spellcaster among the villa's defenders made me a little uneasy. I understand that it's a rare thing, but... I think there are opportunities, considering the number of mages in the villa.
-- In short, yes, personnel are key. But you guys did a great job, you dispersed quickly, like soldiers ) And you completed the task.