Tara had left her and Willow wasn't going to stand for it. Buffy was gone to open the Doublemeat Palace today, so she was left to get Dawn to school.
"This'll do the trick," she thought as she poured a vial of a magical ingredient into the milk. Two minutes later Dawn was in the kitchen and pouring it over her cereal.
As Willow watched Dawn's movements slowed, she was no longer gulping the breakfast down, and her eyelids were drooping.
"Dawn, I just want to apoligize for what happened with your arm. I was a fool to trust Rack. You accept. Don't you?" There was a subtle pause turning it from one question into a sentence.
"Huh?" Dawn seemd bleary eyed. Barely conscious. "Oh, yeah. Sure."
"Good. Look I need to talk to you about Tara."
"'Kay."
"Tara left us when we needed her. Have I ever done that? Has Buffy or anyone?"
"No.'
"That's right. Because it's wrong."
"Yeah....Yeah, it is!"
"So Tara needs to be punished. But she can be forgiven if she comes back. And I think I can get her to come back with your help."
"Great."
"Now come on upstairs. I can show you some things Tara likes and you can repay the favor."
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