"It is because I was concerned about Lucifer's safety. No matter what, he is the son of Clarisse and Zale Azarel. Those two gave their lives to keep us and our country safe," Xander started explaining.
"It isn't Lucifer's fault that he was misguided. It was the government and the Facility that made him go through the terrifying experience, thus forming his dark personality," Xander said as he remembered the content of the clip that he had seen. In the clip, it was clear how Lucifer was tortured in the lab.
Unfortunately, his mission and his work kept him from doing the things he actually wanted to do with the clip.
"And what would have happened if you had told Varant?" Ayn asked. "How would that affect anything? It isn't like he would have gone personally to catch a kid even if you had told him the truth."