Despite her misgivings, Weird had to conclude that Sheppard had made the right decision. Even though there had been countless security breeches in the past, there was no ethical argument to be had. If they didn't have their morals then they might as well be called Wraith.

Weir rounded the corner that lead into the medical bay and walked into the Infirmary. She noted the Marines standing in the corner of the room next to one of the beds.

The Athosian woman – Jannalee as Teyla had called her- was sitting up in the bed having an argument with one of the nurses. A Marine was stepping in to handle the problem.

Weir headed towards the head of the medical staff, Dr. Carson Beckett who stood by his desk. By the tenseness of his shoulders, Weir guessed that the argument had been going on for longer then she'd first thought. "Carson?" She asked.

The Scottish doctor turned around, a small smile creeping onto his face. "Elizabeth; come to check on our patient I assume?"

Weir nodded. "What can you tell me?" She asked, resting her hands on the doctor's desk.

"I've removed the tracking device and had Rodney deactivate it." Beckett said. "She did great." He picked up a tablet. "The DNA scans show that she is indeed human. I've also taken the liberty of running a few comparison scans against the rest of the Athosian population."

"And?" Weir asked, straightening up.

"And along with the normal markers, I also picked genetic similarities to one particular member of the Athosians." Beckett handed Weir the tablet.

Weir took the tablet with a questioning frown and looked over the data. "Jinto?" She asking, looking up at the doctor. "Are you sure?"

"Quite." Beckett said, glancing over at their guest, who now had calmed down.

Weir looked over at the woman; her dark hair was a stark contrast against her pale skin and the white sheets of the bed. "Other then that?" She asked, turning back to face Beckett as she handed him back the device.

He took back the tablet. "Other then that... a few bumps and bruises. There's evidence of old injuries, but nothing that hasn't healed already. She could use a good meal. I'd imagine she hasn't eaten in a while."

Weir gently pounded the table, her fist making no sound. "Well, I guess I should have a talk with her then. Thanks, Carson."

"I'll be coming with you." Beckett told her. "I imagine she'll have some questions about what we just did to her." He gave a sympathetic smile.

Jannalee sat straight up in the medical bed as the two of them walked over. "Did it work?" Was the first question out of her mouth. She addressed Beckett and Weir assumed she was speaking about the tracking device.

"Yes. They won't be able to track you anymore." Beckett said putting a comforting hand on her shoulder. "You're safe here. Now just lie back. You shouldn't be up and around just quite yet."

"Where is it?" She asked, ignoring the gentle orders from the doctor. "You must get rid of it."

"Lass, I've disabled it." Beckett told her again. "They won't be able to track you here. Just relax."

Once again ignoring Beckett's ordered, Jannalee swung her legs over the side of the bed. She was still wearing the all black garments that Sheppard and his team had found her in. They looked old and her sleeveless top looked like she had altered it herself. The Marines guarding the door moved forward.

"It's alright." Weir said quickly, holding up a hand to forestall their progress.

The woman in front of them winced and blinked a few times as if she was struggling to focus properly.

"That'll be the drugs." Beckett said, answering both women's unspoken question. "Most people that just go through a surgery need at least twenty-four hours to completely recover."

"And I'm going to have to insist that you spend them in here." Weir said, speaking directly to Jannalee for the first time. "My name is Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Are you feeling up to answering some questions?"

Jannalee nodded carefully. "Please; I am ready to answer any questions you may have."

"Ok. That's good." Weir replied. She nodded to Beckett, who took the hint and moved away. Weir took the chair that was nearby and placed it by the bed. She sat down so that she and Jannalee were the same height.

"You are their leader?" Jannalee asked.

Weir nodded. "That's right. I wanted to ask you about the night you were taken. I imagine I'm not the only one who is wondering how you survived all these years."

Jannalee looked past Weir and Elizabeth saw in her eyes a softer version of the look that Ronon often gave her when she had first asked about his past. It was the look of pain, anger, and a sincere desire to forget.

"I'd rather not discuss it." She replied before looking back at Weir. "I wish to know when I will be allowed to leave this place. I would like to speak with Teyla."

"I'm afraid I cannot let you leave until Doctor Beckett gives you the all clear." Weir replied. "He's concerned about your health."

"My health is fine." Jannalee interrupted. "Doctor Weir, I am sure that you can appreciate my desire to put behind me what has happened and move forward with my life. Your people coming to that planet was no accident and I wish to take back the life that was stolen from me."

After a moment, Weir nodded. "I can. I will let Teyla know that you want to speak with her, if you agree to stay here for the time being. As soon as Doctor Beckett says you can leave, I consider moving you into some quarters, alright?"

Jannalee nodded in agreement. "As you wish." She replied, inclining her head slightly.

o0o

The funny feeling that she had felt ever since realizing that the woman that had come back from the planet was a member of her own people had increased over time until it became a large knot in the bottom of her stomach.

Teyla picked at her lunch that was no longer appetizing. She considered dumping the tray and going to speak with Jannalee. She understood that Doctor Weir was just being cautious, but there were so many questions that needed to be answered.

"Hey. Mind if I sit?"

Teyla looked up to see Colonel Sheppard slip into the seat across from her. He slide his lunch tray in front of him and then looked up at her expectantly. "So?" He asked.

Teyla slightly twisted her head in confusion and looked at him sideways. "So what?" She asked. Even after all this time, the habit John had of using 'small talk' before getting to the point was foreign to her.

"How's it feel to find out that one of your people survived the culling?" He asked, now with a half finished mouthful of ham sandwich. "It's got to freak you out right?"

"I do not know if it 'freaks me out." Teyla replied, used to the colonel's unusual words by now. "But it is unsettling to know that some of my people may have survived all these years and we did nothing to try and save them."

"Yeah, but you didn't know." Sheppard told her. "You can't beat yourself up over something that you had no control over."

"Yes." Teyla agreed slowly. "But I did have control over the way I reacted in the 'gate room. I admit that I was not as pleased to see Janna as I could have been. I fear that years of being tricked by the Wraith has made me more suspicious; even of my own people."

"Janna?" Sheppard asked, taking another bite of his sandwich.

"That is what we called her." Teyla told him. "I and the others of our age. When we were children, we all played together in the woods; though we had grown apart in past years."

"Kids do." Sheppard commented. There was a short silence which neither of them felt obligated to fill. Then Sheppard spoke again. "Elizabeth wanted me to tell you that Janna requested to see you. She thought it might help to have a familiar face around while she is adjusting to being back."

Teyla nodded. "Of course. I would be pleased to spend some time with Janna. I have many questions that need to be answered."

"So do we." Sheppard replied.

Teyla gave him that confused, sideways look again. "Am I under the impression that you wish me to gather information from Janna and relay it to Doctor Weir?" She asked.

"Well when you say it like that it sounds worse then it is." Sheppard replied. "We just need you to find out everything you can about where she's been for the last three years and if..." He paused. "If the Wraith have altered her in anyway. I don't want to believe it, but we both know that the Wraith have been known to try anything to get to Earth."

Teyla nodded. "Your concerns are valid. I will see what Janna has to say."

"That's all I'm asking." Sheppard replied as he picked up his sandwich again.

o0o

Weir sat at her desk, eyes fixated on her computer screen which held the latest of the science projects that one of the science teams was undertaking. The knock at her door barely registered.

"Come." She told the person before looking up from the computer screen. Teyla stood in her doorway, half poised to turn and walk back out.

"You wanted to see me?" She asked hesitantly.

"Yes. Come in, Teyla." Weir replied, closing her laptop as Teyla walked into the office. "How is Janna settling in?"

"As well as can be expected." Teyla replied, taking the chair closest to the door. "She is still dealing with the aftermath of what happened to her at the hands of the Wraith. It is not easy for her."

"I can't imagine the things she's seen." Weir said. "I hear she wants to stay on Atlantis."

Teyla nodded slowly. "Yes; for the time being Janna feels that she can do the most good here. I too feel that having Janna on Atlantis would be beneficial to everyone."

"I see." Weir replied hesitantly.

"To be honest, Doctor Weir; the relationship between Janna and my people has been strained at best." Teyla confided. "Her visit to the settlement did not go as well as I'd hoped it would. The more time she spends at Atlantis is... helpful for both sides."

"I don't think I like the sounds of that." Weir said, leaning forward in her chair. "How about Halling? Would he be able help?"

"He has been away for nearly two weeks on a hunting trip." Teyla replied. "He does not know that Janna is back. I intend to tell him as soon as he returns."

"Good." Weir said. "Now in regards to having Janna stay on Atlantis. I'm not too sure I'm ready to have her moving freely throughout the base. I'm sure you can understand."

Teyla inclined her head. " I do, but I also wish to convey to you how frustrating it is for Janna to have all her freedoms taken away. Hasn't she suffered enough at the hands of the Wraith?"

Weir started to reply, but Teyla wasn't done yet.

"It has been almost two weeks, Doctor Weir. If it was me, I would not have had the patience Janna has had. You cannot keep her confined to her quarters for the rest of her life."

"No, we can't." Weir agreed. "But, I still need to know what she intends to do. She needs to contribute something to this community if she stays on Atlantis. If she decided to stay on the mainland with the rest of your people, I'd imagine they would have the same stipulation."

Teyla once again inclined her head in agreement. "Yes, you are correct. What if Janna could provide you with information? Information about the Wraith?"

Weir leaned back slightly in her chair. "Then I would consider her request." She replied.

o0o

The doors to the Atlantis conference room, gently closed with a gentle sigh of air. Weir waited until the door had fully closed before turning to the group of people assembled. Colonel Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla, and Ronon all took up one side of the table, while Major Lorne, Dr. Zelenka, and herself sat on the other side.

"Janna has agreed to give us the gate address of two planets she knows of that the Wraith either aren't interested in or haven't been there." Weir told the room. "I don't need to say that this could be used greatly to our advantage."

The mood in the room varied at her statement. Major Evan Lorne was the first the speak.

"The Wraith could have made it there by now." Lorne said, leaning forward in his chair. "If they have, we could be walking into a trap."

"Now, hold on a minute." Sheppard started to protest. He unhooked his arm from the back of his chair and leaned forward. "No one is denying that the Wraith could have gone to this planet, but a trap?"

"He does have a valid point, John." Weir told the Colonel.

"Yeah, but I don't think Janna would intentionally hand us over to the Wraith." Sheppard replied. "She hates them a much as we do, maybe even more."

"I tend to agree with Colonel Sheppard." Teyla said. "I've had many conversations with Janna and I do not believe that she would betray us so easily."

"No offence, ma'am." Lorne said. "But that's exactly the response I would expect seeing as you two are friends."

Sheppard glanced at Teyla, wondering how the Athosian would react. Lorne did have a point; he always had a point. That's why he'd picked the major as his second in command.

"With all due respect, Major, my basis was made on the fact that she is one of my people." Teyla replied firmly. Her eyes hardened as she made her point.

"And she did save Colonel Sheppard from the Wraith." McKay said bringing up another valid point. "Thus saving all of us from being sucked to death."

"The main point here is that I think we have more to gain then lose by taking a team through the gate." Weir said convincingly. "If the Wraith are leaving these worlds alone, we need to find out why. Maybe they can be used to launch alternative evacuation sites."

Lorne, and everyone else in the room, nodded at Weir's convincing argument. Weir nodded to Zelenka.

"Doctor Zelenka has analyzed the Stargate address that Janna was kind enough to give us beforehand. Doctor."

The short, Czech cleared his throat and pushed up his glasses before beginning. "Yes; when I calculated where the Stargate address were according to this galaxy, I found that two of them are about ten thousand light years away from Atlantis, which puts them about in the middle of this solar system."

"Between us and the Wraith." McKay commented.

"Yes." The Czech nodded.

"Janna would also be accompanying the team we send through the gate." Sheppard said.

"I'm not too comfortable with that, sir." Lorne spoke up.

"You don't have to be, Major." Sheppard told him. "She'll be on my responsibility, not yours." he gave the other man a quick look. "I've already discussed this with Doctor Weir. I feel that having a native guide along would be a good thing. Besides, we can't keep her locked up in Atlantis forever."

"I agree with Colonel Sheppard." Weir told the room. "We've kept her here long you for your opinions, Major. But I think you can handle one woman."

Lorne nodded and sat back.

"Anything else?" Weir asked. No one spoke. "Then you're dismissed."

The chairs in the room were pushed back as everyone prepared to leave. The conference room doors opened on their own accord and Weir looked up to see a visibly upset Halling walk into the room.

He headed straight for Teyla.

"Halling." Teyla greeted her oldest friend, as she gripped his forearms. "You have returned; safely I see. "

"Yes." Halling replied. He turned to face Weir as she approached. "But many things have changed since I have been away." He turned back to face Teyla. "Jinto told me about Jannalee; is it true? My wife's sister has returned?"

Teyla tried to answer, but one look in her face told Halling everything he needed to know.

"It is true." He breathed. He turned to Weir. "I wish to see her."

o0o

The conference room was silent as the three people in the room waited. Weir leaned forward on her chair and placed her arms on the table. Teyla glanced over at the other woman and then at Halling who hadn't moved since he had sat in the chair.

The doors swished open and Teyla watched as Halling straightened up at the sight of Janna, escorted by two Marines. He stood and walked into the middle of the room.

Janna met him with a small smile. "Brother." She said. They grasped forearms and touched heads together.

Halling stepped back, still holding onto her arms. He turned to look at the Atlantis personnel. "May we have a moment alone?"

"Of course." Weir nodded to the Marines. "Gentlemen."

Teyla turned to leave as well, but Halling stopped her. "Teyla, you may stay if you wish. What I have to say concerns you as well."

Teyla nodded.

Halling waited until the conference doors had closed before turned back to Janna. "You are different. Much has changed, I see." He gently touched her long hair with the woven braids scattered throughout.

Janna didn't respond.

Halling let go of her arms. "Jinto told me about your visit to the settlement. I imagine the greeting you received was not the one you were looking for. It will be different this time."

Janna interrupted. "I know what you want and I must refuse. I will not go back to the settlement. I'm sorry, Teyla." She turned to her childhood friend. "I cannot." She turned back to Halling. "It was good to see you." She turned away from them and walked out the door.

"Jannalee!" Halling called after her, but she ignored him and kept walking. He turned back with frustrated look on his face.

"I will talk to her." Teyla assured him. "Don't worry; it will take some time." She touched his shoulder. "Do not let go of her so quickly, old friend."

o0o

Teyla stormed out of the conference room and turned down the hall, heading towards Janna's quarters. She caught sight of her childhood friend near the end of the hall, the two Marines behind her. "Janna!"

Janna turned as Teyla walked up to her. Teyla nodded to the two Marines who drifted off further down the hallway. "What was that?" She asked turning to Janna.

"Teyla." Janna protested.

"No." Teyla cut her off. "You may be having trouble adjusting but do not let Halling suffer as well."

Janna sighed in fustration. "I am not ready to regain my old life. I cannot continue to live like nothing happened. I will not go back to the settlement."

"That is extremely selfish of you." Teyla shot back. "Halling believed you were dead. The least you could do..."

"Is settle down and raise a family?" Janna asked interrupting her. "Things have changed too much; I'm sorry."

"Do not dishonour your sister by doing this." Teyla warned. "You have a duty to Jinto."

"My sister's husband has shown that he is more then capable of taking care of my nephew." Janna replied coldly. "I am not needed in the settlement; my visit proved that." She turned and walked away from Teyla.