Laris knew what he was saying sounded ridiculously stupid and would even make others question his sanity but he was pretty sure that his conjecture was the right answer.
Dale made an amused face as he asked "Alright, assuming that it was the demon all along, then where did that royal spirit girl go? And if he was in front of you, then how did he steal those forest spring spirits?".
The more they thought, the more ridiculous it sounded.
"I'm telling you it was that demon all along. He led us by our nose, I don't know how he did that but I'm sure that the Royal Spirit girl we were after was that demon" Laris said as he thought about all those unusual events starting from meeting that girl in the forest up until that demon's appearance.