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.

reason behind his decision to personally oversee

destroy the armada we sent their way. Are you

felt like scoffing at

himself and smiled at Ce'phas, who was definitely asking the

fine. Thank you for your concern." His cheery

down, though, Adrien

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

could sense it—almost taste it even—the killing intent that the Ashen Dragon General was directing

is looking for an avenue where he can have a full-on brawl

wasn't going 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 had sufficient

won't let him have a

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

all an act, but none

into it

out a

analyzed what Ce'phas said and

It makes no sense to risk your life like that, Adrien. The risk is

he held back his frustration

me. In actuality, they still don't

least, that had

relevant at the moment. What matters most is the inconsistency, and what

there and then, to explore whatever could be affecting his plans so negatively. That was just how much the whole thing affected

come too far for mistakes…' He maintained his calm facade and

to oversee me, then? Maybe two

of them?" Ce'phas blurted out with a bright smile,

his colleagues