"Kennedy was the oldest...she was only there for Willow. The rest...were all under eighteen," Buffy said, her voice breaking. Tears threatened to overwhelm her again and she managed to choke back so that instead of pulling her under, they merely streaked down her cheeks. When it rained, it poured. She guessed that was what happened when you didn't cry for years on end.

"They were asleep and how fucked up is it that that's one of the major things running through my head right now? Slayers...we're built to go down fighting...and they were asleep."