* After a coven rally meant to heal the atmosphere ends in tragedy, Thessally seeks out Buffy guided only by instructions from an old friend. * Despite their shared past, Buffy refuses to train her. Instead, she delivers Thess to The Watcher's Council, certain they'll be more suitable guardians. * But the Council isn't what they seem, putting Buffy and Thessally in peril, until the intervention of three hooded figures...