"Well, that's not gonna happen," the girl insisted quietly. "You're my friend, and you can sit there and pretend that you aren't all you want. You're my friend, my best friend. Friends don't give up on each other. Not ever."
Mentioning Ambrose, however, instantly put Buffy on the defensive, and it showed. "It's not like that with Ambrose," she snapped quickly. "He doesn't hurt me, and he doesn't consider me as some kind of lesser being. Evie's a person, and I don't care what those papers say. She's not your property."