"Thrown is a word for it." She agrees, her own smile vanishing as she sighs heavily. "Tara told me she saw Willow too, so that's another non-dead person to add to the pile."

She frowns, biting her lip thoughtfully. "This all has to be a smokescreen for something. Or maybe just a warm-up act. I think we need to start getting ready, Spike. Weapons, the whole shabang. Whatever's coming, we need to be ready for it."