[ of course she is. So is he. He doesn't even have the same stake in it that she does. ]

... Whatever friendship you had with him was real, even if he didn't know it himself. I'm sure. [ Hikage didn't know Varian was also "like him," so to speak - but seeing as he was, he feels confident in saying that Varian probably had true feelings towards people here that he was trying to ignore. ]

You can rest soon. [ a beat. ] ... It'll be okay.

[ if i could make just one of my lies into the truth-- ]