"A pleasure to meet you, Buffy. Your best friend was already dead and not by my hands" Lucius said dispassionately as he took her hand but instead of shaking it, her brushed his lips across her knuckles and gently kissed her hand. His eyes were cold as he looked at her, concealing the hurt that he felt. This was for the best. Buffy needed to forget Daniel, she could never learn the truth.
"I also seem to recall that it was your boyfriend that attacked me and not the other way around. Evie will confirm that. The fact that Ambrose is still alive is testament to the fact that I didn't attempt to kill him" Lucius pointed out, he had regained consciousness first after all. It would have been a simple matter to separate the vampire's head from his body even without the use of magic.