Chapter 11
Spike had never seen the Mayor angry. Despite the bad news he still wasn't displaying outright anger, but he seemed prime for it. Spike tried not to let it show, but he was a bit nervous.
"So, the teen witch restored Angel's soul? I'm dissapointed Spike."
"We still took out Angel, Oz, Cordelia, and we weakened Faith. Worst case scenario we're back to where we started, but they've lost ome fighters."
"That isn't the worst case scenario. Buffy now has inside knowledge of our operation. Possibly enough to stop the ascension."
"Okay, there is that. But maybe Buffy won't go back to the Scooby gang. She may not want to face them, not after all she's done. Angel wandered for over 100 years before seeking redemption. Buffy might just want to stake herself and forget the guilt."
"You might be right. In which case they're still down their best and brightest. For your sake, I hope you're right."