[She can't stop a tear or two from slipping down to her cheeks. But it isn't fear that fills her expression, but relief. She's needed this, someone else to be strong. She learned it from Buffy, after all. But after putting on a brave face for some of the others, she's simply out of that energy.]

Thank you. [It's quiet, just a whisper before she takes a shaking breath in.] I need you so much. And I know I shouldn't, because I'm a Knight now. We both are. And I should be able to get through on my own, but... I still need you.