He pulled his fingers back from Fisk's skin but left his hand lingering in the air there for another moment. "A few," Victor replied, then turned his attention to Fisk's chest for another sweeping glance. He didn't know exactly what he was looking for. Maybe he wasn't looking for anything.
Shifting his attention back to the matter at hand, Victor leaned over to retrieve the notebook and picked up the quill again. "The color you described isn't quite right for a standard boil hex, so that's our first clue. Only clue, really, since he cast nonverbally. But I think that's enough to go on. Are there any other side effects you've noticed? Blurry vision, itching feeling on your insides? Hearing dogs bark when there aren't any around? Having to fight back any sudden urges to vomit or burst into song?"
Only one of these was a joke; the rest were legitimate side effects he might have suspected based on what other cannibalized spell the boils might have been combined with.
Shifting his attention back to the matter at hand, Victor leaned over to retrieve the notebook and picked up the quill again. "The color you described isn't quite right for a standard boil hex, so that's our first clue. Only clue, really, since he cast nonverbally. But I think that's enough to go on. Are there any other side effects you've noticed? Blurry vision, itching feeling on your insides? Hearing dogs bark when there aren't any around? Having to fight back any sudden urges to vomit or burst into song?"
Only one of these was a joke; the rest were legitimate side effects he might have suspected based on what other cannibalized spell the boils might have been combined with.

Fabulous set by Lady!