Tenel Ka continued to be eerie with her entire lack of verbal communication, Buffy did get a glance at her reaction to finding out about Angel. Tenel Ka hadn't known the man. But she had felt someone she loved die.
Twice.
Or in one case be cut off from the Force. She seemed to accept the chain of command at least, talking to Faith, not hapilly, not pleased and already wanting to leave. But it was something that impressed the Hapan Queen more than a little.
But there was one thing that she could say.
"..War is endless, it is. And to win a war like the one we fight, it cost lives, it costs...hearts. People die. People give all that they are...even those who have commited...acts one might feel make them irredeemable find a place."
During this part of her little speech she squeezed Jacen's hand, it was about him as much as it was Faith or any of the others with...histories.
"But giving up. Walking away. The people that I have seen arrive here. Those that choose to fight. I have never known any of them to turn and flee from a challange. In particular a challange that is for the greatest of causes."
Her piece said Tenel Ka returned to her stoic silence and waited to see how the blonde Slayer would take it all. It was a lot to take in for the poor girl. Tenel Ka understood that, But it was something she thought, she hoped, could be worked out.