[Elena doesn't seem to particularly be in the talking mood, and she crosses her arms over her chest as she watches Des depart and Buffy moves to fill the space he left.]

Three, even. Though as terrible as they were, they're not the true threat. It's a step in the right direction, but that's all. Just a step.

[She takes a step back from them, starting to disengage.]

I don't know about you two, but carrying a nearly two hundred pound unconscious disgrace of a man for that long left me exhausted, so I think I'll just...

[And then she gestures with a gentle tilt of her head towards the plane before she starts to break off from them completely.]