I'm so glad you think so. Spike has a lot of explaining to do, but in the long run, Xander is probably better off for having done this on his own. Of course, if he gets captured *again*, I'm not sure what that will do to him.

And yeah, I'm kinda liking Dareh despite the fact that he's a creepy enslaving bastard. I think there's something wrong with me.

And an excellent question about the dynamic!