Everything was going perfectly for Orion because on his side the creatures kept converging toward the academy and other strategic locations like the castle. Directions serving multiple purposes in the broader plan he had prepared.
But it wasn't 100% perfect, just because his brothers complained extensively in the message about what constant crystal operation had implied for them personally.
Headaches coming from sustained concentration in maintaining a hard balance between the opposed elemental hearts.
It was a litany of complaints filling a good initial portion of the message. Protests about difficulty and demands for recognition for the huge sacrifice they were making in service of their older brother's plan.
Orion set those sections aside with a disdain he didn't attempt at hiding when alone.
