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.

main reason behind his decision to

be very dangerous for you by yourself, though. The Elves were able to destroy the

scoffing at the

at Ce'phas, who was definitely asking the question in order to probe

fine. Thank you for your concern." His cheery response was the only

though, Adrien scowled

of the bunch. While U'riah is the most cautious and distrusts me the most, with Ce'phas it's

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

strong, and he is looking for an avenue where he can have a full-on

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

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 of

but none of the Generals saw

bought into it

let out a stifled roar

what Ce'phas

life like that, Adrien. The risk is too great when

but he held back his frustration with the

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

the very least, that had to be U'riah's

of that is relevant at the moment. What matters most is the inconsistency,

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

too far for mistakes…' He maintained his calm facade and nodded in agreement to the

many Commanders would you like to

not all of them?" Ce'phas blurted out with a

his colleagues