Markus nodded, unsurprised that he didn't have much connection to whoever ultimately led to her death. Even when they were young, Victoria excelled at compartmentalizing her friends. She was liked by most of the groups in their school, primarily because she knew when to keep them separate. Still, he didn't like that there was so much he didn't know. “Any info is appreciated.”
With a sigh, he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a handful of papers; then, he leaned down and grabbed two books from his messenger bag. "“We used to send letters to one another almost monthly, with the occasional two-to-three-month gap... In her last year, I got maybe a handful from her, most of them asking about me and deflecting.” Markus would still hold onto the items, though. He wanted to hear Max's side first, unfiltered and unbiased. He wondered if Max knew that the working theory was murder or if he thought it was an accident.
“But, before we get to those, please tell me what you knew?” Markus asked pointedly before clarifying. “It's safe to assume you knew she was an Arcanist; you were at the event, after all. But I have a theory that you didn't practice with her much, if at all. Why did you disagree with her, other friends, as you put it?”
Markus had come to a conclusion after meeting Sunako, Mac, and Delilah that Victoria had been cautious about which of her 'friends' she mentioned in letters to him. People like Delilah, Max, and Sunako were mentioned more than once, but Mac, whom she would have known as Malcolm, was never discussed. Markus discovered that Malcolm and his sister had more of a working relationship centered around their use of magic. This would also explain why she never talked about these 'friends' Max mentioned, the ones Markus started to suspect tainted her ritual.
With a sigh, he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a handful of papers; then, he leaned down and grabbed two books from his messenger bag. "“We used to send letters to one another almost monthly, with the occasional two-to-three-month gap... In her last year, I got maybe a handful from her, most of them asking about me and deflecting.” Markus would still hold onto the items, though. He wanted to hear Max's side first, unfiltered and unbiased. He wondered if Max knew that the working theory was murder or if he thought it was an accident.
“But, before we get to those, please tell me what you knew?” Markus asked pointedly before clarifying. “It's safe to assume you knew she was an Arcanist; you were at the event, after all. But I have a theory that you didn't practice with her much, if at all. Why did you disagree with her, other friends, as you put it?”
Markus had come to a conclusion after meeting Sunako, Mac, and Delilah that Victoria had been cautious about which of her 'friends' she mentioned in letters to him. People like Delilah, Max, and Sunako were mentioned more than once, but Mac, whom she would have known as Malcolm, was never discussed. Markus discovered that Malcolm and his sister had more of a working relationship centered around their use of magic. This would also explain why she never talked about these 'friends' Max mentioned, the ones Markus started to suspect tainted her ritual.