"Never tell her I said this," Kennedy said firmly, "but as long as we've got Buffy around, this group is in pretty good Slayer-y hands. Besides, if anything has to--"

She winced; this brought back some fairly sensitive memories.

"If someone has to stop you somehow, I'd..." She bit her lip and looked down. "Guess I'd feel better knowing it's someone who cares about you, you know?"