[ Said in a slow voice, filled with heavy dread. ]
Funny, isn't it? How she told us where to meet her, and they showed up right there.
[ Not the best way to cast doubt, but the fact of the matter is that Rafael's pain isn't hers to share. Even now. She won't break his confidence like that, won't spread what she blames herself for to others when he's still trying to process, suffer, and deal with it. No, there are more reasons to doubt Nadia's intentions.
But honestly? That's chief among Buffy's. Knowing what she did to Rafael is bad enough, but fearing that every day until they reunited that she might do it to Spike? That's worse. Knowing that she will have to watch him walk right into it, wondering if anything she says can change his mind now, given his fixation. ]
I just ... [ She paces, turning away, raising one hand to her forehead. ] I have a bad feeling about this. About her. I don't trust her.
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[ Said in a slow voice, filled with heavy dread. ]
Funny, isn't it? How she told us where to meet her, and they showed up right there.
[ Not the best way to cast doubt, but the fact of the matter is that Rafael's pain isn't hers to share. Even now. She won't break his confidence like that, won't spread what she blames herself for to others when he's still trying to process, suffer, and deal with it. No, there are more reasons to doubt Nadia's intentions.
But honestly? That's chief among Buffy's. Knowing what she did to Rafael is bad enough, but fearing that every day until they reunited that she might do it to Spike? That's worse. Knowing that she will have to watch him walk right into it, wondering if anything she says can change his mind now, given his fixation. ]
I just ... [ She paces, turning away, raising one hand to her forehead. ] I have a bad feeling about this. About her. I don't trust her.