[Dick follows him in silence, trying to think about something else. He's not exactly thrilled about recent developments - Buffy was his friend, too, and he'd miss her, and he was frustrated about the fight and Bruce's involvement and Faith's volatile attitude - but it wasn't the worst stuff he'd ever been through, either, so it was hard to feel really hurt and angry and upset about it.

He'd wasted a lot of energy with that sort of thing lately, and he wasn't exactly eager to start the cycle again.

He looks over at Dean when he talks and listens to him without interrupting, finally shrugging a little.]

I don't know. Maybe she was planning on coming back for longer, but something came up back home. Stuff happens. Maybe she'll be back, and maybe she won't. It's not like it's anyone's fault.