I'd take you up on that, but a man's got to have standards. I've switched sides for one Slayer. I don't fancy you'll be making me do it again.

[Advantage of a vampire body. He may not be as strong as her, but he can absorb hits a lot better than she can. As long as he avoids that stake, it doesn't matter how many hits she lands on him. He just has to outlast her.

And this one's easy. That old mindset is coming back. Fighting a Slayer. She's craving death. And as satisfying as it might be to give it to her, he owed it to Buffy to spare her. And then figure out what was to be done with her.

He goes on the offensive. A right hook to her head, followed by a left. They're just distractions. A knee towards her side is his real goal. If successful, then he'll just keep them coming.]