[If there's one thing Varian can recognize, it's when he's made a mess of something. He raises his hands in front of him, as if the gesture will somehow calm the girl down.]

I - Well, okay. Look at it this way.

[He's not good at being comforting; hasn't had much practice at it. But he is good at being logical. Maybe he can help her think her way out of this.]

If you hadn't made the decision, maybe your world wouldn't have anyone here to fight for it. So that's not so stupid, right?