Now he thinks about it, he seems to remember Spike telling him about his short remaining future in Sunnydale and that when the town falls, he goes with it. He gives Spike a rueful look.
"Looks like we're both destined to be at the centre of these things." Except in his case, at least up until recently, he always knew he'd get up again. But he knows what it's like to face death not knowing that, too. He gives a commiserating grin. "It does give a certain stimulus for making the most of what you've got, doesn't it?"