Okay, good. He was still with her so far. Now came the hard part. Buffy steeled herself as she readied the words. It wasn't going to be easy for him to hear no matter what she said, so it was best to just be out with it.
"We talked about a lot of things. Well, not a lot. Mostly Daniel. I mean Lucius. Whatever." Buffy closed her eyes and composed herself again before continuing. "I need you to let me try to talk to him. I'm worried. About Evie, and about Daniel too," she said, using her very best confident voice as she looked back him. He had to see that she was sure about this, and to trust her even if he didn't trust Lucius. "I just... I guess I was afraid to deal with it, but knowing that he has her, a-and that he could hurt her. That he's already hurt her! Well, it gets to me. And, you know, I have that job I need to worry about. As the Slayer and as his friend." She stopped, giving him a chance to process that as she gauged his reaction.