Too coolly. He found he didn't like her coughing up to that so easily. Even if she'd been a killer as long as he knew her. Just. Not that kind.

"Easy, Buffy. I may be judging a lot of your life decisions here-" and he meant that insincerely as a jab at himself."-but that's not one of them. They may not be demons, but it seems they've got it coming to them."

He'd been concerned more than anything. A legion of crazy cultists to fight wasn't a picnic. Especially since they were probably human. And Slayers aren't supposed to kill humans.