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.

behind his decision to

you by yourself, though. The Elves were able to destroy the

scoffing at the question

controlled himself and smiled at Ce'phas, who was

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

down, though, Adrien scowled

dangerous of the bunch. While

sense it—almost taste it even—the killing intent that the Ashen Dragon

knows I'm strong, and he is looking for an avenue where he can have a

under the current circumstances due to the use he had to the Dragons, but Adrien knew Ce'phas

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

all an act, but none of

into it

let out a stifled roar as he

U'riah, he calmly analyzed what

like that, Adrien. The risk is too great when we have no idea of what we are dealing

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

me. In actuality, they still don't trust me, so they would like to have

had to be

the moment. What matters most is

explore whatever could be affecting

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

like to oversee me,

blurted out with a bright smile, his wide eyes fixated on

colleagues