You were his best friend and classmate in the Academy, despite him being delusional and thinking you two were more than that, and he'd make sure no one would lay their hands on you. He's that possessive. He has darker impulses besides. Make him a manipulative bitch! The horror of a local murder is only doubled when you find Coriolanus is the prime suspect. Coriolanus found the absurdity in being accused of your classmate's murder. Despite your belief in his innocence, you eventually realize.