"They didn't always get things right, no," Jehan says, also not exactly disagreeing.

He pauses before answering Enjolras's question. Not because the answer is difficult to know, but because conveying the right sentiment to accompany the answer is tricky. "I feel as though I'm looking for something, and I know where it is, but it's always just out of my grasp. Something hidden, but it wants to be found, and I'm stumbling blindly in search of it."