[Varian nods, his own small smile fading a bit. Things are strained, still, between them - and he wishes they weren't. That none of the danger had ever befallen them. And maybe, maybe if Quirin were okay, he could have handled learning about her history with more grace and understanding - then things would be fine.]

It's not exactly my kind of thing. You either, I'm guessing? [He pauses with a flinch.] I mean... Just because you're out here, and not in there!