That's ... the same person who protected Natsuo, right?

[ he knows that much, but he has. no idea whomst the fuck it could be. and also varian looks so genuinely confused about being well-liked for a bit. really???? this is entirely news to him???????*

*varian is great at reading people ]

... Maybe that'll be enough. It's not like-- [ laughs, a bit, but it's humorless ] it's not like I want to die. So. ... I hope you're right.