Adrien lowered his head. Val had not spoken as he'd imagined a murderer would - he'd spoken as someone who had been hiding a secret against himself. Adrien took in a deep breath and gathered all his strength to ask the question - the question that he could not avoid, the question that he needed an answer to:

"Val... Are you a demon?".

"Yes", Val answered. "I'm so sorry that I could not tell you myself".

Adrien closed his eyes and gnashed his teeth. So it was true. He set his forehead against his knees, resigned to the worst. "What will you do with me now?".