[ Had Varian thought about changing before? He can't remember doing so. It had never seemed like there was a need to, or at least not in some radical sense. He just had to be better. Stronger. ]

... Yeah. It's hard for them too. That's why I have to find a way to save him. It's my fault that he wound up in this position, so I have to be the one to fix it.

[ There's a light frown, and then looping back to Luz's original statement, ]

Did you change yourself for her?

[ It doesn't sound like it, but... He wants to hear it. ]