An Extra’s POV

Adrien's eyes were nearly bulging.

He did his best to hide his surprise, but it was impossible to fully keep it all tucked away. Having such a bombardment of information had taken its toll on him, so adding one more surprise to his list was the last straw. He could only gawk as the very person he suspected walked into the tent in a casual stride.

"... Long time no see." He said, causing Adrien to tense up a little.

Before Adrien could think of much to say, his lips slowly parted and words flowed out like a smooth river.

"Yeah. It's been a while, Rey…"

Indeed, it had been quite some time since they saw each other. Yes, he and Rey interacted just a while back, but that was through a puppet he made through [Pinocchio]. In actuality, they hadn't seen each other since the desertion of the Otherworlders.

In a sense, Rey was correct. But, the fact that he was standing in front of him right now, despite the commotion and conditions surrounding the current situation, Adrien had a feeling Rey meant it in a more sarcastic sense.

If that was the case, then he instantly felt foolish about even responding.

'It's difficult to believe, but you're the only one I know who fulfills all of the conditions necessary to push me this far. I suspected it was you for a while, but it seems my reliance on Justin's information proved to be my weak link.'

Adrien had long made Justin his loyal minion, so the boy could not lie to him, even if he tried. All the information prior to this point was also incredibly accurate, so there was never any suspicion that he would be lying.

It made no sense whatsoever.

'And yet… here we are.' He ensured not to glare at Rey, showing a calm facade instead as his mind went into swift overdrive.

to manage the situation, and

he took another

before him was nothing like

the new attire he donned, or even the much more attractive body he somewhat developed after waking from his coma—if that was ever

the change, but Adrien suspected there was something else about

Something beyond his own

seat and settled right in front of

of this, Adrien remained composed. He shifted on his chair, interlocking his

"Sure, Rey. Let's talk."

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have you by the ropes

hesitance—-perhaps both. Perhaps this was some sort of predatory instinct, or a manifestation of his elevated senses, but he could tell everything about his mood due

seeing all of this, he couldn't help but

to see…' He

why Adrien was so shaken. He had most likely deduced that Rey was the mastermind upon his entry, and the shock was something that he was yet to

must have millions of questions in his mind. He must

all of that because the same would apply

has figured out

the Elves, Rey had begun playing his game. 'Once I confirmed that Adrien left the Dragon Camp, I sent Emil there to disguise herself as a Dragon and infiltrate the camp—which she did. Then, I had her use an Illusion Skill that she gets whenever she turns into Ater to fool the Generals, who in turn turned the