I really do want to believe that but I don't know if I'll ever be able to. [He knows how hypocritical that is, given who he's talking to and how things began between the two of them. It's not something he can overthink right now, not in the midst of all this. All he knows is Spike more than earned his second chance and in the end forgiving him and growing close was something he never had to think about. It won't ever happen with him and Tyki though.]
I suppose you know him the best of anyone left here. You'll have to be the one to judge how much of a threat he is. [You're the Sheriff now, Spike. How does it feel?]