An Extra’s POV

'It makes no sense…'

Adrien put on his best poker face, but he was actually stupefied underneath the face. To say he was completely discombobulated would still be a mild description of how he was feeling at the current moment.

'Everything has been going according to plan. I have made sure to keep track of all the variables, and I have painstakingly established the constants. So why…?'

Never before had such a thing happened.

As long as he planned sufficiently, Adrien had always been able to solve any challenge and make things go exactly as he wanted them to.

But now… now he was met with an inconsistency in his reality.

'Did I make a mistake somewhere?' He asked himself.

If he did, there was a chance that his conclusion would be flawed since he was working with incorrect information. The whole premise would collapse on itself.

But—

'Is that even likely? I make sure to be very thorough with my analysis… so it's not really possible, right?'

Adrien often made a conscious effort not to make too many assumptions or reference to the past, but he couldn't help but recognize his efficiency and absolute correctness in all his past endeavors.

He had never been wrong in his life.

'Yet… this happens? No, there has to be something else going on here. Something I couldn't have been able to factor into my premise.'

To observe that 'something', Adrien recognized that he would have to personally observe the Camp of the Elves—or at least, the battlefield.

the main reason behind his decision to personally oversee the

able to destroy the armada we sent their

at the question posed to

and smiled at Ce'phas, who was

concern." His cheery

down, though, Adrien

the most dangerous of the bunch. While U'riah is the

it even—the killing intent that the Ashen Dragon General was

fight. He knows I'm strong, and he is looking for an avenue where he can have a full-on brawl

to happen so easily under the current circumstances due to the use he had to the Dragons, but Adrien knew Ce'phas would strike if he

let him have a

our most valuable asset, though. We can't take the chance. What if another unexpected scenario occurs, and we end up losing you? We'd be sitting ducks, right?" Ce'phas turned to his two colleagues with a face

but none

bought into

out a

he calmly analyzed what Ce'phas

life like that, Adrien. The risk is too great when we have no idea

like clicking his tongue, but he held back his frustration with the Dragons before

know this is only partially out of concern for me. In actuality, they still don't trust me, so they

least, that had to be U'riah's train of

that is relevant at the moment. What matters

to fly off, right there and then, to explore whatever could be affecting his plans so negatively. That was just how

mistakes…' He maintained his calm facade and

many Commanders would you like to oversee me, then? Maybe

with a bright smile,

this point, even his colleagues exhibited concern