This was the most humble Zain had seen his professor, and based on how tired he seemed, this case was taking its toll on him. It didn't take long for Zain to recount everything he witnessed in the courtyard this morning, and as time went on Cassius's eyebrows furrowed further into his head.
"So I didn't miss too much…but still, for Alex to be putting on something akin to a public execution. He was never the type to seek out violence, let alone be willing to…kill another student."
"When you're fueled by revenge you tend to do a lot of things you wouldn't normally."
"You sound as if you're speaking from personal experience." While Cassius shrugged off Zain's words as a mere joke, what he spoke was from the heart.
