Dana choosing that awful rant believably sent Buffy out of the council, away from all the slayers. She's right, slayers aren't meant to have regrets, but she's got boatloads

I wanted Buffy's split from the Slayers to be about Buffy and her life. I've tended to approach it that since seventeen years have passed, that both Buffy and Spike will have had some independent experiences, growing and changing a little bit.

Glad you've liked it so far.