Tara suddenly gasped, and May let out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding as Tara's sobs turned to laughter. If not for River's commentary and the magic she'd seen Tara do, she would have attributed the tears and laughter to shock or delirium. But as usual, there was something else at work here.

She and Ami helped Tara sit up as the witch tried to regain her composure. "Take it easy. Breathe." As Tara's laughter faded and she started to breathe more regularly, May offered her one of the untouched water bottles. "What happened?"