I realized that Alexis might very well know more about permanent transformation magic than Aylia, since Aylia's never actively studied it, and Alexis has a very plausible reason to have done so: her mother might very easily have considered, at least for a short while, making herself human permanently.  I also realized that Alexis would be the best person to know exactly what kinds of magic X can and would use, thereby making her perfect to point out the other characters' incorrect assumptions.



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