Viktor straightens, leaning against the closest desk and watching all of this with poorly-disguised amusement. There is, however, something sad about his little smile, especially when Jayce assumes that he just left Rio in Zaun when he came to the Academy. He did, technically, but there were, obviously, extenuating circumstances.

"No, I don't think this would have gone over well at the Academy, but I knew her a long time ago."

He hopes that the past tense and the emphasis on childhood will help Jayce fill in the blanks. Rio simply wasn't around for Viktor to bring her along. At the suggestion of a towel, he shrugs--clearly he finds it unnecessary, especially in a place like this where people can just will themselves clean, like Jayce is doing now. Rio gives a little trill, clearly pleased by this development, then bumps her head into Jayce's side, apparently in approval.

"There was this, ehn. Cave system. At the base of the wall, where my overlook is. I used to play there as a child. That's where she was."