Thank you so much. Of course I love Darla, but her story is a big part of Angel's story, even if he doesn't know all the details.

As for Lorne, he kind of snuck up on me too. When I was first plotting out this story, the part was mostly going to be introspection on Darla's part and remembering her past. But then out of no where Lorne popped up to put her on her path, and who was I to argue.