no!!!! this story has me so hooked, i have to go for a bit and i can't stand it!! i wanna finish it *now*!!! Buffy can't be eternally joined to travers, no!! ew! (or xander for that matter---double ew...) they have to get her out of there, once they do, she'll make her own decision about who to do the hand-fasting ritual with...excellent chapters, thanx for writing them :)