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.

his decision to personally oversee the next wave

destroy the armada we sent

like scoffing at the question

smiled at Ce'phas, who was definitely

myself just fine. Thank you for your concern." His cheery response

though, Adrien scowled deeply at

carefree, but he's the most dangerous of the bunch. While U'riah is the most cautious and distrusts me the most,

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

to fight. He knows I'm strong, and he is looking for an avenue where he

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

won't let him have a reason to,

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

all an act, but none of the Generals saw

bought into it

that….!" R'azak let out a stifled

U'riah, he calmly analyzed what Ce'phas said

your life like that, Adrien. The risk

his tongue, 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 they would

least, that had

that is relevant at the moment. What matters

itch within him to fly off, right there and then, to explore whatever could

I've come too far for mistakes…' He maintained his calm facade and nodded in

you like to oversee me,

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

this point, even his colleagues exhibited concern