I threw in the line about Martin looking ill when it dawns on him that Spike's hinting at Xander being a slave just for you. :-) It was a good call on your part. It's a quick line, but I hope it shows him as a little bit more human.
From Martin's point of view, I don't think he's wrong to have a deep-seated dislike and distrust for Xander. The soulless vamp version did kill quite a few Council people on top of the countless victims he buzzed through alone and with Kennedy. He's just a step to the right of Xander's own stance with Angelus, only without the benefit of really understanding the whole soulled/not-soulled part of the equation.
'Course, Xander's not exactly sane. So, I honestly have to go with Martin's judgment here. In his shoes, I wouldn't be inviting Xander anywhere near my house, uninvite spell or no.
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I threw in the line about Martin looking ill when it dawns on him that Spike's hinting at Xander being a slave just for you. :-) It was a good call on your part. It's a quick line, but I hope it shows him as a little bit more human.
From Martin's point of view, I don't think he's wrong to have a deep-seated dislike and distrust for Xander. The soulless vamp version did kill quite a few Council people on top of the countless victims he buzzed through alone and with Kennedy. He's just a step to the right of Xander's own stance with Angelus, only without the benefit of really understanding the whole soulled/not-soulled part of the equation.
'Course, Xander's not exactly sane. So, I honestly have to go with Martin's judgment here. In his shoes, I wouldn't be inviting Xander anywhere near my house, uninvite spell or no.