[ Koumyou seems rather busy with his robes, anyway, twisting them the other way now to get the last of the water out that he can.

No, he hadn't been under the spray of water for long, but it's a lot of fabric and it can be really annoying. ]

Demons.

[ Now he's shaking the robe out, flapping it in the aisle to watch how it moves with a critical eye. ]

They're just another species of people, like you or I, but magic comes much more naturally to them. Shape-shifting isn't a rare ability for their kind.