The Hellmouth is closed, Anya and Spike are dead, and the remaining gang is scattered far and wide. Buffy’s at the Cleveland Hellmouth with Faith, and she’s on autopilot -- training slayerettes and slaying vamps by "day" (well, her day), drowning her pain by night in a biblical flood of alcohol. Willow’s sunburning in Brazil, and she’s finally getting the chance to mourn the loss of Tara. Xander’s lost in the heart of Africa, seeking an impossible demon. What he finds, instead, is a shaman, a vision quest...and a revelation that may be a little hard for him to accept.
Nominated at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards for Best New Author, Best Angst, Best Unfinished Fic, and Best Characterization.