For all of his rumination on the summoning ritual--how it takes people from the same worlds, but different moments in time--it's possible Viktor never actually considered that there might be others from their world, arriving past the last moment Jayce remembers. Now that it seems like this is the case, he doesn't know what to do. Jayce seems to be accepting of this information, but Viktor immediately finds himself distressed as he takes it all in. A weapon, yes, they were preparing for--but killing the Council? How did she do it? Is Vi sure? What did she see?

He can't bring himself to ask of those questions, grasping for Jayce's hand and then his arm, instead.

"No, that's not--" He wants to say possible, but they both know that isn't true. Still, Viktor tries to grasp at any evidence to the contrary. They can't know that Vi saw what she said she did. "She must be mistaken. Making--making assumptions, based on incomplete information."

Jayce isn't supposed to die. Viktor has never even considered such a thing. He just says it--doesn't seem to feel the same distress. Seems almost at peace with it. Viktor can't accept that.

"We don't even know if she's from the same timeline as the rest of us. You can't know this."