A minute later when the oxygen level had returned to normal in the library, Buffy, Oz, Xander and Willow gathered up their books and stood up.
"That's our cue. Gotta get soaked with knowledge. Nice to meet you Viv. Thanks for the info on the devil's pet. I'll tell you what happens to me tonight if you're interested." Oz said walking past.
"I'll catch up with you at lunch here ok Vivian? We'll talk more about this Paqualach Giles." Buffy said making her way towards the doors. "Things never seem to surprise me living in the hellmouth. Last night almost choked to death by a demon, today I gotta watch the skies for a dragon to fly by."
Willow heaved her books closer to her as she started to talk. "You know I picked up a fantasy horror novel last night just for some reading entertainment and as I read it I realized with everything that's happened in my life so far, I was like 'Oh I already went through all this in real life, so bored now'. I threw the book across the room! I never throw books, I respect the written word." Willow's words faded as the library doors closed behind them.
The room was silent leaving Giles with Vivian. He looked at her almost sadly as she stood up to speak, staring at the door. "I'm sorry I scared them. I guess no one was expecting such a thing, and here I am just showing up like this with the bad news of the day."
"Well, this isn't any of your fault you know." Giles said standing up and approaching Vivian. He touched her shoulder gently. "This unfortunately is what happens here on a day to day schedule."
Vivian turned to face Giles. "I should call Yuri and tell him I'm here and wait for orders on what to do next." Vivian moved towards the phone before Giles reached out and touched her arm, turning her softly towards him.
"Vivian…if Paqualach is woken up then that means you already possess the…"
Vivian nodded not looking at him in the eye. "The Dagger of Solicene. I picked it up from the post office before I looked for Buffy last night. The watchers council shipped it."
Giles's face softened as he removed his glasses. Vivian turned around to face him.
"If you are chosen as the one to face him then according to ancient texts you are…" Giles began.
Vivian nodded. "Yup, I'm Nephilim. My father WAS a demon slayer, a human. My mother was an angel."