"How is it going? Almost done?" Dia asks softly, almost afraid that hearing his voice might give The Beast that last little bit it needs to break free. "Just remember how he changed last time and if you see even a hint of that you need to get back away from him."

Set moans again, eyes tightly squeezed together. He's twitching harder now, and it's obvious he's not going to stay down much longer.

"Damn it,'" Dia curses under his breath. "You might want to consider calling it good, Bazett. I think the tranquiler is about to let go. So much for needing a rune of healing to remove its effects!"