A great series, and hopefully there will be more installments.

I really like how this story has evolved- Coyote is the ideal patron deity for Xander, lol!

A very nice piece of work, thanks for writing!

Poor Xander, it takes the Trickster to actually get his head back in the game. I hope he realizes Coyote gave him the ingredients to wake Cordelia...

You do a good Coyote.

Loving this. Can't wait to see future plans for Xander. Keep up the good work!

Interesting. I love tricksters, so this was a pleasure to see. As much as I like him here, I have to wonder if it's related to the file David saw on the WRH computer, Coyote Wishes. Having the attention of a trickster is a dangerous place to be, even if he likes you, or maybe especially if he likes you. Looking forward to seeing what comes next.

nice

"Why don't you just go and do that?” = awesomest line in the story.

I never thought about Wile E. Coyote as being a modern-day iteration of Coyote.

Good to see more of your stories.

Love this.

Really enjoying this take on the life of Xander. Hope to see more soon. Thank you brother for me.

Another great part! Can't wait to see what he comes up with. Isolation may be lonely, but it also means he's competely free, free to upset the games in play.

Nice to see a god being helpful for a change. liked how he gave Xander a push in the right direction just by talking with him.

good story looking forward to your next chapter.

Great to see more in this series. I've got to agree with the other reviewers, it's time Xander stops reacting to events and starts to set events in motion himself. Have the other groups start reacting to what HE and his people do. From the first story in the series up till now, you've been hinting at people and events, that will culminate into something much larger.

We've seen Megan, Maria, David and others not mentioned by name. The sources he's been using inside and outside the council, like the Shaman that made his holy water potion. The fact he can break into a Council House even though they've changed the access, just because he's the one who designed the security setup. The Council, for all their modernization, as Lewis Miller stated, are still hide-bound traditionalists and always will be, looking at Giles with his 'love' for computers and assigning Wood as head for North America or Willow, who at this point in time, couldn't do more than use Google to find stuff, where she used her hacker skills only a few years earlier. Xander is practical and having a backer like Nabbitt on his side? Adding in at least two Slayers, a shaman and how many more regular supernaturally inclined people he'll be able to recruit, things can only get more interesting.

I'm looking forward to the next story in this series.

Trickster gods are always interesting, especially when they're well written, like here. Also, what part of Anza-Borrego do you usually go to? My family camps at Borrego Springs every winter, and you're right, it is beautiful country.

I lived in Borrego Springs for three years, teaching at the middle and high schools. I have very fond memories of the beauty of the area, even if I was parched for rain. It's the only place I've ever lived where I could see the Milky Way.