[Salieri notes that for later--but refocuses for now] That's the problem though, isn't it? Because you do care. [he steps into Discord's space again, on the offensive here]

You care quite a lot, in fact. More than you're willing to admit to anyone, muchless to yourself. Because it's not about saving just anyone--it's about saving Varian.

But not just that: it's about preventing the accident in the first place by none of us even having to be here. What did you say? That if you had your full strength, you'd turn this place to sand? If we weren't trapped, this never would have happened. We could be somewhere else, all of us, watching Rina give a concert. [it's the anger that keeps him going, that keeps him from breaking when he says her name. There's a deep-seated hatred of the Wizard, of this entire situation that's kept him pushing, and pushing--]