Sam looks at her reflection and adjusts the black and gray robe that is wrapped around her. Finally she steps back and takes a breath as she grabs a soft gray veil from a chair. There is a knock on her door that makes her jump slightly.

'Calm down, this will end well. It has to,' she think to herself as she pulls the veil over her hair.

"You may enter."

The door open and Nima steps into the room.

"Lord Gæ is meeting with his council now and would like you to join them."

Sam bows her head slightly and follows Nima into the hallway where there is a small group of guards waiting. As she approaches them they bow to her and then turn and start marching down the hall in formation. Sam walks with them, her feet makeing nearly no noise as she walks.

They finally come to a stop outside a door and Nima looks at Sam.

"This is the trail room. Gæ and his council are inside waiting for you."

"Thank you," Sam says as Nima bows and turns to leave.

Taking a breath she opens the door. As she steps unto the room Gæ stands up from sitting in a large chair.

"Gentlemen, I would like you to meet Al'mena. She will be joining the council for this trial."

The four other men in the room turn to look at Sam so she bows slightly out of respect for thier position.

"As this is my first trial with you I would like to know how things will proceed," she says calmly dispite her nerves.

One of the older men steps forward.

"I will answer any questions you have my lady."

"And your name is?"

"My name is not worthy to be spoken by a gracious one such as yourself. I am the elder of the council. I served under the father of our lord Gæ when I was a young man and when he passed his position on he asked that I assist his son in making sure that justice prevails."

Sam smiles sweetly at the old man.

"Enough discussion. Let us see to the matter at hand," Gæ says holding his hand out for Sam to take. when she takes it he leads her to the chair on the left of his.

"You will sit here between the elder and myself. As a woman you have no right to speak during the session but you may speak freely between them."

"How many sessions will there be?" sam asks as she sits down.

"There will be at least four. One to introduce the issue, one for each side to argue their side and one for final statements. Id other issues arise during one of the sessions then there could be more added depemding on the severity of the issue."

Sam nods as the elder stands beside her.

"The trail will now begin. Let the the opposing parties enter and present their case to the council."

The door opens and a group of people enter. SG1 is with a man that is in a black robe, whom Sam assumes is the one who will speak for them. As soon as everyone is seated one man stands and begins speaking. He introduces the husband of Gæ's sister and starts telling how he is a faithful follower of Ahriman and would never do the thing he is being accused of by the new comers. This goes on for several minutes and then he finally takes his seat. The man, that came in with SG1, stands. He bows toward Gæ and Sam and then he begins telling of these peace loving people that travel to other worlds to free those who are oppressed by evil and how they were ambushed on Sind by an unknown assailant after they had deemed the planet to not be in need of their services. During this attack one of their own was taken against her will. The only justice that they wish is for her to be freed so that she may return with them to their own planet. The man bows again and sits. The elder stands up.

"The cases have been presented. We will take a few moments before the first argument begins."

As everyone stands Sam turns to Gæ, "Permit me to speak with my friends?"

Gæ smiles, "Of course. But only for a few moments."

Sam stands and bows before walking over to join Daniel and Jack.

"So, whose idea was it to take the pacifist approach on things?" Sam asks quietly.

"Actually it was Jack's," Daniel says looking at Jack.

Sam turns to look at him as well, "Really?"

"You doubt?" Jack asks.

"No, I just know that you like to do things a little differently."

"Well people can change."

Something in his voice catches her attention but before she has time to say anything Gæ appears beside her.

"You should come with me now. We are about to start again."

Sam bows her head and turns back toward the council. As they walk away from SG1 she feels Gæ place his hand on the small of her back and forces herself not to shudder.

The next few hours are a blur to her as she tries to keep up with the arguments and ignore Gæ, who is spending more time trying to get her attention than listening to the trail. Finally the man representing SG1 is finished and there is another break. Sam stands and looks at Gæ.

"May I speak freely?"

"I never expect you to do other wise."

"If you spent half as much time paying attention to the trial as you have been on me the last few hours you wouldn't need a council to help you figure out who is right and who is wrong in matters like this," she says and then bows slightly and turns to walk toward SG1.

As she approaches them Daniel stands.

"Do you understand what they are saying?" he asks.

"Yes of course, don't you?"

"No, they are speaking a language I have never heard before. I mean it kind of sounds like Egyptian but I can't understand."

"I think the only reason I understand is because when they had first taken me they gave me some kind of flower and made me drink the nectar which contained something to act as a translator in my mind."

Daniel looks at her in surprise, "Really? That is fascinating. How long did it take to work?"

He adjusts his glasses and crosses his arms.

"Well, it worked pretty quickly. One minute Viper was talking and all I could hear was gibberish and the next I could understand him. Everyone that I have met seems to have to drink this flower in order to serve Ahriman or Gæ. I think they are speaking their own form of ancient Persian, but that is just my best guess."

"Wow, well when we get back I would love to test this out and see if it works with all languages or just this one."

"It could come in handy from time to time," Sam admits.

She turns just in time to see the elder standing beside his chair. She looks back at Daniel, "I have to go. Tell the Colonel that everything is ready just in case."

"Will do."

She walks back to her chair pausing only for a moment to nod at one guard who is standing near the door. He nods back. She continues toward her chair. As she sits down Gæ looks at her.

"I think you are right. I want to be a great man, like my father before me. And every great man has a great woman..."

"I may not be the woman for you. Let's just see how the trial ends up."

"Very well."

Sam takes a deep breath and hopes that they won't need the backup plan to get out of here in one piece.

A/N: Okay, just another part or two. Let me know what you think. And I would like to thank all of the readers that have taken the time to leave some kind words. I really do enjoy the encouragement J