Dawn met her sister's eyes steadily at first. She'd stared down generals, presidents, and armed dignitaries all over recent years. But, she realized as her gaze finally fell a little, Buffy could still affect her. She'd thought she had put her sister's death behind her, and now? It was becoming painfully obvious that she hadn't.
She sighed and reached out to pick up the cheese shaker, fiddling with it absently. "The Ariel thing...that shouldn't have happened." Her gaze snapped back up to meet her sister's eyes, at first shocked Buffy would think that of her. A moment later, the shock passed, covered by a faint coolness, and Dawn set the shaker down, sitting back to calmly cross her arms over herself. "No. I didn't kidnap her. That was all Jimmy - who did it to ensure that the confrontation with his father would be a one-on-one deal. He wouldn't have hurt her any more than you would." At the question about leaving information, Dawn could barely restrain from rolling her eyes.
"A spell or two that might be needed isn't leaving information that can change the future. In fact, it might actually help keep someone alive when they would otherwise be killed. It could even stop someone from making a terrible mistake." As for opening bank accounts, well, it was always good to have a backup plan, should the need arise.