An Extra’s POV

"So… what will you do now?"

Rey finally broke the tense silence between him and Adrien with a smooth tone. The both of them were on opposite sides of each other—the latter still standing—as composure oozed from their respective station.

After allowing the question to marinate in the air for a few seconds, Adrien finally spoke up.

"I have to check something out first. A prior investment, if you will. Afterwards… I guess I'll continue with the original plan."

Rey nodded his head as he heard all of this, not asking any further questions. As curious as he was about this 'investment' that Adrien was referring to, he also understood that he would be putting himself in a rather compromising position by asking.

'If he tells me more of his secrets, he'll want more of mine.' And Rey felt he had revealed more than enough at the moment.

It was even possible that Adrien was baiting him to ask by intentionally mentioning this 'investment' but Rey didn't want to overstep his bounds. To him, this was the safest position to take.

"In the end, the Dragons lost this battle. It's possible that the Empire will send an even more powerful squad… which is why we have to act quickly." He added.

"Don't worry. I won't forget my end of things. I'll be on standby, so you sort out what you need to." Rey responded with folded arms.

"That is all I ask." Adrien's response was humble, and he even went as far as bowing his head, which threw Rey off for a second.

"Right now, most of my assets have been extinguished and I have encountered great loss. This plan has to succeed for me to recoup some kind of benefit… so yeah, forgive my evident desperation."

Rey understood all of this quite well.

order to follow The Oracle's wishes, the Dragons had to be

recognized I would have destroyed the Dragons anyway. At least, with this, he gets something out of

solely hinged on how

and manipulative Adrien could be.

much as he hoped for his success, he also

as he spoke, taking a few more steps away from

"Yeah… I suppose."

Rey, he wanted to ask Adrien about what he was discussing with Emil prior to his arrival—satiating his curiosity on how they got so close, but he decided not

giving him the silent treatment, she seemed happy to see

information from her if

it's all under

Rey's thoughts with a farewell,

be made, the

he couldn't sense Adrien anywhere. That meant he was either on a remote area

but if he so happened to teleport to the

moment, he had much bigger

the Dragons… it's time to

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[Meanwhile…]

black hair and glowing blue eyes. His surroundings seemed like

Almost like a

primal setting. His pristine suit and polished appearance did not fit the rough vicinity he

it was obvious he wanted to be here.