[It sure does drive home the fact that all of this feels like entertainment for someone else's benefit. If the circus that trial was didn't attest to that, then the spectacle of poor Sissi's execution in the end sure did.

But when Maya mentions memories, age discrepancy, and other things...it reminds Varian of his own situation, unique though it might be. Something in that moment compels him to tell her.]

Maya...I haven't really told many people, just Elsa so far, but...both Cassandra and I have different memories. What I remember last is something that happened to her a while ago, and...

[He doesn't mention her bad reaction to him, not now. He...doesn't know how he'd explain that just yet.]

It's just...it's the main reason I was so worried about the photos. It put a lot more weight on them.