“You’re sure I never told you?”

“You never did.”

“I’m sorry, Buffy, but the Watchers are rather embarrassed by the whole episode. Professor Tolkien was never called upon as an active Watcher because of his combat trauma from World War I, but he was still expected to live by the oath of secrecy that we all take. To turn around and write a book that included real creatures—“

“Could we save the history lesson for later?”

“I don’t see why you’re so upset with me. The topic never came up, that’s all.”

“Just tell me how to kill the balrog, Giles.”

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