Claude hadn't expected that question, and his expression grew more puzzled as he looked at Leon. "Not at all," he answered honestly. "I think it's really great that you were able to learn a technique from another world, and that you're using it to help other people."

And in a place where everyone's combat abilities were limited, it was probably for the best that he'd chosen to channel his power into something so productive. Claude had spent so many nights getting his hands dirty and exploring, but what did he have to show for it? Two of his friends had died in the basement, partly due to his own inability to keep them safe. And all going out into the woods seemed to do was take Asch away from them and spew his and Guy's best-kept secrets into the open.

That thought was depressing enough on its own, so he pushed it aside and tried to focus his attention on the boy for now. "Why do you ask, Leon?"