[ Oh Raleigh. You don't really have to accept so quickly. It took Buffy years to get confident and adjusted to her ability and her destiny. It's not about being equal. She doesn't need him to be as tough as her or as strong or as capable. She does, however, need him to be able to survive in her world. Otherwise, opening herself up to him, falling in love with him is something she can't allow herself to do.]

Underestimation. You'll notice when you patrol with me, I play the dumb blonde a lot. They can't resist a run and stumble. Crosses will buy you some time, but in the end, the really powerful ones can suffer through the pain. Sunlight will always hurt them, no matter how powerful. A stake to the heart. It has to be wood and it has to go into the heart. Beheading always works. We're going to work on the staking thing though.

[ She crosses over to a table and picks a stake up then walks back over to him, holding the stake out to him. ]

Remember while we're working on this, their ribcages are harder. You're going to have to put some strength behind piercing it.