"That's just my point." Giles sighed heavily. "Angel, there have been things in the past that make me reluctant, perhaps unable, to see around them. But despite that, you have shown loyalty to Buffy, to what she believes in, to the good things that you have done. We owed you more. You deserved it, and... I'm sorry. I don't know if I will ever forget what has gone on, but I do know that the person who is in this room with me now is not the one who was in that room with me then. And I remind myself of that every day, and it helps."