The title is pronounced ah-da-nuh-doe ah-knee-no-kwi-see. It's a rough translation of "spirit star" to the Cherokee language, via an online dictionary.

It had been an extremely hot summer in Atlantis. Even the Athosians found the high temperatures unusual. Adding to the discomfort, the city's air conditioning had broken down weeks before and it was taking a very long time to fix it.

Even the nights were hot. Much of the personnel could be found outside after dark, for the heat indoors was close to unbearable. A certain group could be found on the same balcony each night, in a less-popular area of the city. There always seemed to be a light breeze near that balcony, one that did not reach the rest of the city.

Each night found Dr. Elizabeth Weir, Colonel John Sheppard, Dr. Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan and Ronon Dex on that balcony. They would look at the stars and moon, listen to the sounds of the ocean, or talk.

John's team was scheduled to go on a reconnaissance mission the next day. They would return the day after that. In a way, Elizabeth didn't want them to go; she greatly enjoyed her time each night with them and was not looking forward to even one night without their company.

"You know, we've been looking at these stars all summer now, and even before that. Have you ever noticed that, besides the moon, there isn't one star that's brighter than another," John said, breaking the comfortable silence that had occurred.

"Actually, the moon isn't a star, it's-" McKay began.

"Rodney, shut up!" John snapped.

"I believe what the Colonel meant, Rodney, is that there doesn't appear to be a north star or anything like on earth. No star appears brighter than the others," Elizabeth supplied.

"Exactly," Sheppard confirmed.

Silence fell once more over the group. Finally John got up.

"Well, as much as I'd rather stay out here all night, we should probably get some sleep before our mission tomorrow."

The others agreed and said goodnight before returning to their quarters.