So with the Orb out of the picture, will Sabriel be able to sense that everyone in town died roughly over a year ago? And would there be any spirits around for her to talk to, or does the line about pulsefire 'consuming the spirit' mean that anyone killed by it is just gone, no soul left behind to chat with? (Which she'll probably notice in the aftermath of the Bouldersnake's attack, if some of them are killed with pulsefire weapons and some are not).