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Normal POV
The unnamed Quinapi was placed in a room filled with security cameras and three guards outside her door. It was a regular room, but still heavily guarded. From the control room, John and his team plus Carson and Commander Weir watched her. She had a box of belongings that were taken to her and weren't going to be given back to her anytime soon until they knew how dangerous she was.
"So it's true… from her blood work she is indeed a Quinapi." Commader Weir said and Carson nodded.
"Aye. Her blood is very old and has different molecular codes in it I have not seen a blood sample before." he said.
"So what will we do with her?" Teyla asked. Rodney looked at them all with wide eyes.
"Well she can't stay here! Her species is strong enough to easily find us and fight right through our defenses. We wouldn't last even a few minutes in an attack from them." he said frantically.
"She is the enemy." Ronon said with a glare. "She was on her way to form an alliance with the Wraith. She can't be trusted." Teyla nodded leaning forward.
"True, but she did say there will be no alliance since she did not make it to their hive ship." she said calmly.
"And from what I heard, the Wraith are more of a nuisance to this species, plus she did say her father was going to eliminate them. They've already tried to attack her people and apparently failed." John added. Commander Weir's eyes sparked up at those words.
"Then maybe we can use this to our advantage. We can form an alliance with them." she said. The entire team minus Ronon nodded.
"If they have the ability to destroy the Wraith, it's worth a shot." John said with a tint of eagerness in his tone.
"What? We can't trust her, we don't know anything about her." Ronon said. Commander Weir nodded.
"Yes. I agree with Ronon. That means it will be up to you all to go to her planet and learn their ways." she said. Teyla shook her head.
"It will not be that easy. We do not know if they have a Stargate, and the Quinapi are not friendly to unwelcomed guests." she said. Rodney nodded.
"Agreed. They take one look at us and we are dead." he said. "They are aggressive and territorial to those who are not Quinapi and even though there are different tribes, they won't take kindly to us humans." John leaned back in thought.
"So we talk to this Quinapi and agree to take her home and then talk to her father and start there while she is on this ship we can learn some things about her." he said. Everyone nodded except for Ronon who just leaned back with a huff. Teyla gave a soft smile and with her eyes said everything would be okay.
Her POV
I remained quiet as I sat on the bed I was given. My legs were crossed and I was deciding if I should activate the beacon hidden in the markings around my neck. But I waited. I could handle myself on one ship. Alerting my people would bring too much chaos and I wanted to see what these humans were about. The door of the room slid open and in came a woman wearing red and black. She had a look of superiority and she nodded her head.
"Hello." she said calmly and collectively. I looked her over once before nodding. She nodded back. "My name is Elizabeth Weir. I am the commander of the city you are in." I just stared at her for a moment listening.
"You are the chief of these people." I replied and she gave a wiggle of her head.
"Yes you could say that. Are you comfortable?" she asks and I am almost taken back by her question, but I nod.
"Yes." I replied and she nodded with a comfortable smile.
"Good. It has been brought to my attention that you are of the Quinapi tribe." She said and I nodded.
"Yes." I replied and her eyes flexed.
"Your people have been in hiding for quite some time. We all suspected you to be an extinct race." she told and I lifted my head some.
"We have not been hiding. We simply do not make a lot of noise and draw unwanted attention. You are all hunters and warriors and you have unwanted attention from the Wraith. You are at war." I replied and she nodded seriously.
"Yes we are. I know you were on that Wraith ship being escorted to a hive ship to negotiate an alliance." she said. I nodded.
"This is correct." I replied and she nodded.
"As I am sure you know, the Wraith are a dangerous species-"
"To whom? Not to us. The fact that they feed is the reason why the war is happening. You destroy them because they merely wish to survive." I replied. Her eyes flared with anger, but she controlled herself.
"I can see why you would see it like that. We are just trying to protect our species from being destroyed. Is that not what you would do if someone threatened to hurt you and your kind?" she asked. I watched her closely and now stood up from the bed and faced her. She did not move from her hardened stance and I could see the chief in her.
"Yes… you are right. We would eliminate the threat and anything that carried their bloodline." I responded and she nodded.
"I want to form an alliance with you and my people of the Stargate Atlantis. In this alliance we will give you shelter and food and help you fight in any battles you may have if you agree to help us the same way." she replied. "We want to learn about your people." I looked away some thinking of her words.
"Learning of us means attracting outsiders of that I cannot do. It is up for the king of our people to make such alliances." I replied she nodded.
"Alright. So let us take you back to your world and while on route, you could tell us anything you want us to know then we will personally escort you back to your home and if allowed to speak with your father and explain why you are not on your way to a Wraith hive ship." she said. She was playing a dangerous game and I looked down for a moment.
"A body for a body." I replied softly and she leaned down some and looked at me intently.
"What?" she asked and I looked up at her.
"When outsiders come to our planet, we give our people one chance to speak on their behalf meaning they own that outsider's life. Because I am just one person, I can only speak for one of you to come to planet. My body for yours. If a group of you came you would all die except the one life I own… I will give you coordinates to my planet, but only one of you may escort me home." I replied. She blinked some before nodding.
"Alright. I look forward to forming this alliance."
"I did not say an alliance will be formed. Because you are returning me, my father may or may not see you as a threat since you did destroy his chances for negotiation. I would send your best warrior with me. I will see to it that he is unarmed." I told. Chief Weir arched a brow.
"What makes you think our best warrior is a man?" she asked. I shrugged.
"If you send a woman, she would not be allowed to leave and would be integrated into our society as a servant. Outsider males have a better chance of walking away. This I assure you." I told. The chief nodded and left the room.