"What really happened?" Helena repeated so I told them the whole story. This was the first time Buffy heard the whole thing in a language she could understand - English.
"Why didn't you simply let her hit you that second time?" Helena asked. Buffy nodded.
"Seriously, you two need to get some backbone," I glared at them. They looked peeved. "Listen, those other ladies don't have the right to treat us like crap. We are not doormats, we are facilitators and f**k them if they don't appreciate our worth."
"Yet you bowed down to Hayden, Katrina and me," Buffy countered.
"You are my bosses," I sounded exasperated. "I'm here to learn and that means listening to, and observing, those who have progressed farther than me. That means when you tell me to bow, I presume you have a good reason for it
