Both of them couldn't help laughing. Edward gestured with his hand. "You first."
"Mm, come with me to a salon tomorrow."
She didn't keep him guessing, briefly explaining that Princess Helena wanted to see her and voicing her suspicions about what Glaint was hiding.
"The Third Prince? His Highness Edessak Augustus?"
"That's right." Audrey suddenly sounded surprised. "Oh? I remember you mentioning him before. You said he'd fall in love with... a man?"
"To be precise, a Demoness. That's a feature of the Demoness Pathway. After drinking the potion, men and women alike become women, and their appearances grow increasingly beautiful."
"So Edessak falls in love with a man who became a woman?"
A shudder ran through Audrey. She wasn't opposed to love between people of the same sex, such as Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
But Edessak's situation was different. He thought he loved a beautiful woman, yet hidden inside that body was a man's soul.
Just thinking about it was frightening.
Edward saw what she was thinking and explained, "Well, becoming a Demoness isn't simply a physical change. It's a transformation from the inside out, on the level of the soul. In other words, a Demoness is a genuine woman."
"..."
Something occurred to her, and she gave Lilith, who was busily eating with her head down, an odd look. "Will Lilith... become a woman too?"
Edward immediately looked awkward. "Uh, that I don't know."
Lilith raised her head and said in a clear, sweet voice, "Miss Lilith isn't a woman. She's a female kitty... no, a female..."
Her face scrunched up as she struggled with the wording.
"Ahem, we're getting off topic. By my estimate, that Demoness is very likely living at the Third Prince's estate right now. She might be the one behind those maids' disappearances. So I'd