Saffron had been waiting, biding her time and thinking of the best way to approach the situation. She knew Xander was going to have to be handled delicately, and she wanted to make sure to get it right. That wasn't going to be a problem, though, considering she got it right almost every time.

She was upstairs when he arrived, and moved to look over the railing when he called out. "Xander, come on up here, honey," she called down to him. No one else was there, just him and her.