An Extra’s POV

Adrien was silent for a minute or so.

During that period, he had a very important decision to make—whether or not to tell Rey about whatever he had going on with the Dragons.

Whichever option he chose had its own share of consequences, and it was up to him to decide what path to take regarding his reply. One thing was certain, though.

Silence wasn't an option.

"To go home."

Upon hearing Adrien's words, Rey's intense gaze flickered for a moment. His eyes softened considerably, though it resumed its hardened position in no time at all.

"Home…?"

"Yes." Adrien sighed, rubbing his face with his palm. "Hidden within the Dragon Empire is a way for us to return to Earth. A way for me to go home."

Rey couldn't believe his ears. He wanted to say Adrien was lying, but something within him told him that this was an unfiltered truth. As such, even though he parted his lips to speak, words refused to come out. He just stared.

"I need to gain their trust so that I can organically make it into the Dragon Empire. I have even been promised an introduction to a Lord. Once that happens, I'll be one step closer to the place—The Chamber Of Ancients."

"Chamber Of Ancients…?" Rey had never heard those words before, but somehow, they sounded familiar.

'Hold on… I think I once heard Adonis mutter something like that when I caught him training by himself one time.'

He didn't think much of it then, and even now he wasn't even sure that was what he heard. Still, the name sounded oddly important.

lying, and considering I can tell for the most part if that's the case, it'll be

what Ater told him, Rey didn't want to be too skeptical or antagonistic towards Adrien. He already promised his Familiar that he would listen to what Adrien had

biased…' He told himself calmly as

in the Dragon Empire. I don't see myself surviving an attempt there if I don't have legitimate grounds to be as close to the place as possible.

"What problematic place?"

That's where

heard that, not

are that the strongest forces that the Dragons have will be situated there. If I count the Dragon Emperor, it would be unwise to just challenge him

just how far he needed to go if he wanted to take on the Emperor with absolute confidence for

the moment, he didn't have

similar kind of Magic as the one that brought

The Interdimensional Summoning that brought Rey and his friends to H'Trae was classified as such, as it was a Rune inscribed within Ancient Scrolls that were later transcribed by

Instructions given in the scrolls, and within other old texts, which was how they were able to successfully summon everyone. It was also why they

down and solved by

used in very long—not for hundreds of years, by my closest estimates. We should be able to engineer it in a way for us Otherworlders to find a

a few moments, trying his best to digest the influx of emotions he had to manage. Some thoughts

so he set aside everything else and decided

that why

moment Rey said this, Adrien groaned and rolled his eyes, almost as if he couldn't believe he was being lectured about the

is my problem with you, Rey. You're smart and strong, yet you always hesitate to make sacrifices for the greater good. To see

a saint, but the Elves are people, Adrien. You're killing thousands upon thousands of

and thousands of Monsters to

"They're not the same!"

Adrien shifted forward as he furrowed his brow. "I can understand your hesitance to kill humans, Rey. I get it… but Elves? What makes them so different from the Monsters

are you saying…?" Rey appeared appalled by Adrien's way of thinking. Didn't it go without saying why the Elves