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"He gave us an order," Ford reminds her.
She knows that. She also knows that John views orders in the loosest sense of the term. "And sometimes you must bend the rules."
Ford gives out a low whistle. "Boy has Sheppard been rubbing off on you. I never thought of you as a rule breaker."
"We would not be breaking, we would be bending."
"He was pretty clear about not following him."
"That was before this turn of events. Shall we go after him, or not?"
Her partner clears his throat. "Hell with it. Let's do this."
They find John to be pinned down and when the negotiating is over and everyone has been read their rights. John says, "Thought I ordered you to stay put."
"Would you rather we had obeyed?" Teyla asks, eyebrows raised. "Because if that is the case, then I will make sure that we do not intervene in the future."
"You know what? Forget that I said anything."