Mmmmmmm. I love the bit about how Sabin has to back off until Shadow's down off the adrenaline, because that would be pretty epically awful if it happened, and I also really adore the comparison of Sabin to a mountain.
(I think the scene you're thinking of is actually on the Floating Continent, when Sabin gets pulled up by Shadow, but it could easily be the Tritoch one as well. Either way, it works.)