"I knew that it was likely you were going to die," Karla said, eyes dropping. "I thought that when we were done, I was going to have to pour as much Craft into you as I had when we were done, holding you onto life until Raven could Heal whatever was left. I had no idea how much power you could unleash. I...I almost had to stop shielding Rinoa, because I drained the Sapphire almost to the breaking point. I knew that you could unleash a lot. I didn't think you could unleash so much."

Her eyes dropped to his midsection as she took another long, slow sip of her beer.

"That you could carry that much."