[Viktor has his doubts about all of it--violence only begets more violence, and he supposes that if Jayce did one thing right, it was calling it quits as soon as he realized what doing something like that really meant. Despite the apparent change of heart, however, it's too late. A weapon has been made, and used, and nothing good can possibly come of it.

But, being here is a special circumstance, and Vi is smart enough to appeal to that.]

The power source is missing. Even if I wanted to fix them-- [He does not.] --the gauntlets will remain nonfunctional without it.

[His words are pointed. If the gemstones really are missing, well. Nothing will functionally change for him. He has a feeling, however, that they're not.]

You don't know anything about that, do you?