Written at Open On Sunday (LiveJournal community). Prompt: chess pieces
6x100

CHESS PIECES
by Leni

Setting: S2. post 'What's my Line'

pawn

At her return, he questioned Kendra about her experiences in Sunnydale, and was satisfied. There was no loss of focus, neither did she ask impertinent questions about the obvious differences between his own methodology and that of the younger Giles. She continued the behavioral pattern he encouraged, one that would keep her alive beyond her Cruciamentum – as the only Slayer, probably. Otherwise he'd need to take her far away to avoid that the other girl slipped Rupert's grasp and reached Kendra in warning.

Not that she'd know how to succumb to subordination, but there was no point in tempting her.