C'mon, of course they are. They're young, 22-23y old. There is a lot happening in their lives. Of course they're in over their heads. That doesn't mean they won't succeed, but in the last couple of months-ish Elijah got kidnapped while undercover, lost his parents, lost Kage, and now he's tasked with rescuing hybrids, of which his first attempt was unsuccessful. That is a lot to handle for anyone, especially a young adult who had a pretty cushy life. LIke I said, he doesn't mean he's not capable of victory, but he still susceptible to errors and human emotion that we know screws things up lol. He needs a damn minute lol