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.

a ruse, though. I don't think he's lying, and considering I can tell for the

him, Rey didn't want to be too skeptical or antagonistic towards Adrien. He already promised his Familiar that

He told himself calmly as

that rests at a very problematic place in the Dragon Empire. I don't see myself surviving an attempt there if I don't have legitimate grounds to be as close

"What problematic place?"

Empire's Capital. That's

found himself slightly flustered once he heard that, not that it showed on him in

I count the

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

he didn't

Ancients has the same kind of Magic, or should I say a similar kind of Magic as the one that brought us here. Space-Time Magic, and it's an Ancient One… same as the one that Lucielle and the other

now and then they popped up. 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 the Grand

texts, which was how they

down and solved by the Grand

been 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 way home."

a few moments, trying his best to digest the influx of emotions he had to manage. Some thoughts flashed in his head, but he suppressed them almost

this conversation, 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

and strong, yet you always hesitate to make sacrifices for the greater good. To see

claim to be a saint, but the Elves are people, Adrien. You're

and thousands of

"They're not the same!"

so?" 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

appeared appalled by Adrien's way of thinking. Didn't it go without saying why the Elves were