Somewhere in the back of his mind, Varian realizes she must be connected to whatever power source these guys were seeking in the first place... Whatever they lost that made them even angrier than usual.

But his conscious thoughts are just on doing what he does-- Saving the innocent. He has to keep his hand motions subtle, so as not to draw attention to the rumbling of black rocks behind the large man fighting with the girl's hair. But it seems to be enough; enough to knock him off his feet once it hits him, and give Varian a chance to make a grab for hair-girl's arm.