[Willow nods, and is quiet for a few long moments, considering Faith's words. It's difficult not to worry about corruption, especially after everything they've been through, if Tara is refusing to even acknowledge her struggles to Faith.]

I gotta admit, I kind of worry what's going to happen if she keeps letting it fester. I mean, especially after what happened with Oz. I don't know how to help though if she doesn't, you know, wanna talk to anyone about it, but I don't think we're going to do any good by trying to make her talk about it either.

[She's not sure what to do about it herself either. Forcing the issue with Tara doesn't feel like a viable option, and will probably make the situation worse. Besides, after everything that happened in the catacombs, maybe it's best to give her some time and space to work out what she wants.

There's a long pause as Faith asks about her confession in the catacombs. Does she really want to talk about it? Not at all, even with the reassurance that she won't find any judgement from Faith. Does not wanting to get it out in the open feel particularly hypocritical when they're trying to figure out what to do about Tara's problem? Absolutely.

She sighs.]

I dunno how much Tara told you about what happened in Sunnydale before she... You know. I got too deep into magic. We broke up over it for a little while. Dawn got hurt because of me, so I tried to stop. Things went really well for a little while, Tara and I started talking again, and we got back together.

Then Warren showed up. He was part of this trio of geeky guys who wanted to be, like, comic book villains. He tried to shoot Buffy, but he hit Tara instead.

[Willow pauses and takes a deep breath.]

I just... I lost control of myself - and the magic.