▁apolog izes , ▁as ▁he ▁carefully ▁reg ains ▁his ▁feet , ▁for ▁being ▁taken ▁host age ▁by ▁T ae ' s ▁men . ▁Angel ▁tries ▁to ▁re ass ure ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁compl iments ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁job ▁well ▁done , ▁which ▁prompt s ▁Wes ley , ▁in ▁turn , ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁s inc ere ▁regard ▁for ▁Angel . ▁Cord elia ▁is ▁just ▁te asing ▁Wes ley ▁for ▁turning ▁gro vel ing ▁into ▁an ▁art , ▁when ▁J h iera ▁wal ks ▁in . ▁Cord elia ▁opens ▁ver bal ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁war rior ▁demon , ▁asking ▁if ▁they ▁can ▁offer ▁her ▁anything , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁host ages ▁to ▁let ▁die . ▁Angel ▁firm ly ▁shows ▁J h iera ▁into ▁his ▁office ▁and ▁clos es ▁the ▁door . ▁After ▁as certain ing ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁are ▁safe , ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁Angel ▁again ▁tells ▁J h iera ▁that ▁he ' ll ▁stop ▁her ▁if ▁she ▁cross es ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁end angers ▁people ▁of ▁his ▁world ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁protect ▁people ▁from ▁hers . ▁The ▁sexual ▁and ▁political ▁t ension ▁thick ▁between ▁them , ▁J h iera ▁looks ▁at ▁Angel , ▁then ▁agre es ▁with ▁his ▁terms . ▁She ▁hes it ates , ▁clearly ▁torn , ▁clearly ▁having ▁found ▁a ▁" des irable ▁mate ," ▁and ▁Angel ▁grows ▁even ▁more ▁breath less . ▁With ▁the ▁har sh ▁discipline ▁of ▁an ▁ab neg ation ▁as ▁rig id ▁and ▁as ▁necessary ▁as ▁Angel ' s , ▁J h