Poor Kaia/Buffy having to endure that evil Kahn - glad he's dead! Hope Buffy doesn't beat herself up too much about killing a human! And loved Willow dealing with Angel, even though she's bad now. Groma will be missed when she leaves the clan, Hourak should have thought it through more! really enjoying this!!! update soon!!

Author's Response: Thanks for the review andy :) Groma will be missed more than the clan realizes.... Hourak really should have thought this through. Updates to come soon :)

Oh God I knew it was gonnna happen but it was hard to read. Poor Buffy/Kaia. I'm glad she killed him I hope Buffy doesn't feel guilt for too long.Yay! the cave perv is dead! Loved Willow using that forgetting spell on Angel. lol and Spike feels that Buffy is in trouble. Poor Groma too, she has to leave her home. but she won't leave Buffy/Kaia and maybe she can help Buffy.

Good chappie, even if it was rough. Can't wait for the next one!

Author's Response: Thanks for the R&R AMI, yeah, I warned it from the beginning. Its a very important part of the story, so my apologies, but I made sure it was as none graphic as possible. *flicks angel* spell was funny :) much much more to come. *hugs* thanks for being a loyal reader!

Oh god! I knew it! Buffy is still going to place Kahn in that 'human' equals innocent category. I have a really bad feeling when they finally get Buffy back that she won't see anything wrong with what Willow did. It's infuriating how she lets sins go when they are human, but, yet, demon transgressions are never forgotten. Don't get me wrong I understand that mentality because she is the Slayer. Oh no, this could mean bad news for Spike when she comes back. I hope she hangs onto that mantra that Spike is changing. God this was one thing that bothered me with this show!!!! Soul vs. No Soul. There are many 'innocents' who have souls doing evil and wretched things! I say innocents loosely because the way it was put was humans are innocents whereas demons aren't. This pissed me off but still made me understand it because the Slayer can't guess who is evil or not. Though you would think that she had some internal radar for that. Hmmm
Ok rant over. I said this because of one sentence you have Buffy speaking. It pissed me off lol.

I killed a human. As the slayer, I am here to protect humans. Not kill them, Kaia. No matter what.

This just bothered me. It was accidental and she was defending herself. SO had she not been a Slayer she would still be "OH GOD I killed someone!!!!" "I'm bad I deserve punishment"

Whereas in a court of law they would look at facts and determine was this accidental - a fight for your own life? Or was it in fact pre-meditated murder. So this is also why I have problems with AR scene too...

Nuff bout that lol! Great update! I had a feeling you would lean towards Buffy accidentally killing him while defending herself. I just hope she gets off the pity party and realizes it was in defense and look at it from a victim point of view. She's blocking that out!

Still loving the Tara/Spike interaction. Spike is being incredibly intuitive to all in the house....I LOVE it!

Typical Willow with Angel. Wonder if this is a good thing or bad thing? Can't wait for more! So sorry I ranted on your reviews!!!!! I am sure this was incredibly hard to write. I congratulate you! Well done! I so hope Groma helps Buffy/Kaia heal both mentally and physically as well as emotionally. GOD I LOVE HER!!!! Update soon!!!!!!

Author's Response: I love your review :) I left you some clues/answers on EF... dont forget to look. I responded there first cuz TSR was being bitchy. Oracles and Spike playing a larger role coming soon. Plus life in the small cave, not gonna be without problems. Thanks for being such a loyal reader and awesome reviewer!

Hmmm, consequences for Willow need to happen soon before she gets even more stupid.

Author's Response: Hmmm, I think some consequences for Willow will be happening soon. Stay with, much more to come.

Oh why could Buffy defend her own now after Kaia and Buffy were raped? That should have happened earlier, before she was raped. I just hope she isn't pregnant but Groma should see to that.
And as I feared Kaia can't stay with her clan now. Things got a lot harsher in this chapter. *sigh*

Author's Response: Thanks CK, I didnt know how you would react to the rape. I tried hard to be as non-graphic as possible. Times are harsh for the "3" of them now, but the do have each other. Kahn out of the picture is a blessing, but at what costs...