Chapter 6
"Welcome to the meeting place of the Kribanos" said Alexander "Your seats are over here". There were for places reserved for them on the banqueting tables. There were several tables joined together in a square so everyone could see each other. There were three chairs on one side of the table and one facing them on the other side. Jack sat down and Sam went to sit next to him. "No, you must sit opposite the men not next to them" said Alexander. "Why?" said Jack, "It is tradition" explained Alexander. Sam moved and sat opposite Jack, "this is nice, I feel all left out" she muttered looking at Daniel. "I didn't know, it's not a Greek custom" explained Daniel, "never mind better luck next time" said Jack.
"Colonel O'Neill there is something weird about this place" whispered Teal'c. "What?" asked Daniel; "they do not wonder what I am but they have never seen one before, or so they say" replied Teal'c. "I noticed that before" said Jack, he glanced at Alexander "Mr Alexander is way to fake for my liking".
There conversation was interrupted when the food was served. They each had a clay plate that was divided into many different sections and what looked like a spoon with three prongs. There was a selection of meats, vegetables, salads, pasta dishes, bread, nuts, dates and soups to choose from. Alexander pointed to the plate, "eat, and do not worry about what sections you put the food in". "Jack leaned across to Sam "I wonder what he's done to our food?", she gave him a bemused look "Well as the rest of the table are eating it as well we should presume it's safe shouldn't we?" she replied. Then servants brought out clay cups for everyone. They brought out big jugs full of some form of drink. "In here there is are finest vin, made from are finest grapes and in here is slika, made from are finest yeast" said one of the servants to them. "Vin is wine and slika is some kind of beer" explained Daniel. "Silka please" said Jack, " slika" corrected the servant as he poured some into Jacks cup. Daniel had slika, Teal'c had water and Sam had Vin. "This is strong" commented Sam, "Yes so is this" said Daniel. The servant left the two jugs on the table in case they wanted more drink.
"So Alexander tell us about your peoples history and your customs" asked Daniel finishing of the last of his mushroom soup. "Yes, why do you not try to develop your weapons any further, are you not afraid of being attacked by the Gau'uld" asked Sam. "You mean are ancient gods?, they don't try to fight us they don't really care about what we do" replied Alexander. "They did once" said one of the big guards that they had met earlier on, Tranio. "Why don't they anymore?" asked Daniel with a note of suspicion in his voice. "They just Don't any more, we are of little importance, were just here in case they ever run out of slaves and that of course in unlikely" explained Tranio. "There must be a reason why?" asked Daniel pushing for an answer. "Daniel that's enough" ordered Jack, he gave him a icy glance. "Let us not talk of these things and drink, dance, talk and be merry instead" said a rather worried looking Alexander.
"Daniel, Teal'c go talk to the locals and Daniel no ancient god questions, try and find out something about there politics and customs" ordered Jack "Carter we need to talk so lets not look suspicious, lets dance!" said Jack with a wicked grin. " I don't know the steps" she said, " what and you, think I do" he replied. The music was a slow melody with a quite but distinct beat. They just danced the waltz because it looked right!. "There is definitely something wrong here, so I need to give Daniel half an hour to see if he can figure it out. I need somebody to keep Alexander away from Daniel though so he can't figure out what were doing. He was admiring you when we first came in" explained Jack. "You are joking" replied Sam, Jack grinned "go give it all you've got, Samantha!".
Sam sat down next to Alexander. "Hello, are you all right?" she asked, he nodded. She asked him if he wanted to dance and dragged him of into the left hand side of the room, as far away from Daniel as she could.
Jack caught Sam's gaze and winked, she was good at this distraction stuff. He went and started discussing enforcing the law with Tranio and a couple of other guards. He was shocked to find out that they hardly ever had to do anything because nobody broke the law in Kribanos. There punishments weren't to severe, he'd have to discuss this with the others. He saw Daniel nudge Teal'c and look round. Jack finished his conversation and went over to Daniel. "Jack there is ….." said Daniel before he was stopped by the Colonel. " Tell me when we get back to are quarters, lets find Sam and go" said Jack. Jack marched over to Sam and Alexander who were still dancing "sorry to spoil your fun Sam but its way passed your bedtime, time to leave this party!" said Jack. She nodded, said goodbye to Alexander and they went back to there quarters.
"Welcome to the meeting place of the Kribanos" said Alexander "Your seats are over here". There were for places reserved for them on the banqueting tables. There were several tables joined together in a square so everyone could see each other. There were three chairs on one side of the table and one facing them on the other side. Jack sat down and Sam went to sit next to him. "No, you must sit opposite the men not next to them" said Alexander. "Why?" said Jack, "It is tradition" explained Alexander. Sam moved and sat opposite Jack, "this is nice, I feel all left out" she muttered looking at Daniel. "I didn't know, it's not a Greek custom" explained Daniel, "never mind better luck next time" said Jack.
"Colonel O'Neill there is something weird about this place" whispered Teal'c. "What?" asked Daniel; "they do not wonder what I am but they have never seen one before, or so they say" replied Teal'c. "I noticed that before" said Jack, he glanced at Alexander "Mr Alexander is way to fake for my liking".
There conversation was interrupted when the food was served. They each had a clay plate that was divided into many different sections and what looked like a spoon with three prongs. There was a selection of meats, vegetables, salads, pasta dishes, bread, nuts, dates and soups to choose from. Alexander pointed to the plate, "eat, and do not worry about what sections you put the food in". "Jack leaned across to Sam "I wonder what he's done to our food?", she gave him a bemused look "Well as the rest of the table are eating it as well we should presume it's safe shouldn't we?" she replied. Then servants brought out clay cups for everyone. They brought out big jugs full of some form of drink. "In here there is are finest vin, made from are finest grapes and in here is slika, made from are finest yeast" said one of the servants to them. "Vin is wine and slika is some kind of beer" explained Daniel. "Silka please" said Jack, " slika" corrected the servant as he poured some into Jacks cup. Daniel had slika, Teal'c had water and Sam had Vin. "This is strong" commented Sam, "Yes so is this" said Daniel. The servant left the two jugs on the table in case they wanted more drink.
"So Alexander tell us about your peoples history and your customs" asked Daniel finishing of the last of his mushroom soup. "Yes, why do you not try to develop your weapons any further, are you not afraid of being attacked by the Gau'uld" asked Sam. "You mean are ancient gods?, they don't try to fight us they don't really care about what we do" replied Alexander. "They did once" said one of the big guards that they had met earlier on, Tranio. "Why don't they anymore?" asked Daniel with a note of suspicion in his voice. "They just Don't any more, we are of little importance, were just here in case they ever run out of slaves and that of course in unlikely" explained Tranio. "There must be a reason why?" asked Daniel pushing for an answer. "Daniel that's enough" ordered Jack, he gave him a icy glance. "Let us not talk of these things and drink, dance, talk and be merry instead" said a rather worried looking Alexander.
"Daniel, Teal'c go talk to the locals and Daniel no ancient god questions, try and find out something about there politics and customs" ordered Jack "Carter we need to talk so lets not look suspicious, lets dance!" said Jack with a wicked grin. " I don't know the steps" she said, " what and you, think I do" he replied. The music was a slow melody with a quite but distinct beat. They just danced the waltz because it looked right!. "There is definitely something wrong here, so I need to give Daniel half an hour to see if he can figure it out. I need somebody to keep Alexander away from Daniel though so he can't figure out what were doing. He was admiring you when we first came in" explained Jack. "You are joking" replied Sam, Jack grinned "go give it all you've got, Samantha!".
Sam sat down next to Alexander. "Hello, are you all right?" she asked, he nodded. She asked him if he wanted to dance and dragged him of into the left hand side of the room, as far away from Daniel as she could.
Jack caught Sam's gaze and winked, she was good at this distraction stuff. He went and started discussing enforcing the law with Tranio and a couple of other guards. He was shocked to find out that they hardly ever had to do anything because nobody broke the law in Kribanos. There punishments weren't to severe, he'd have to discuss this with the others. He saw Daniel nudge Teal'c and look round. Jack finished his conversation and went over to Daniel. "Jack there is ….." said Daniel before he was stopped by the Colonel. " Tell me when we get back to are quarters, lets find Sam and go" said Jack. Jack marched over to Sam and Alexander who were still dancing "sorry to spoil your fun Sam but its way passed your bedtime, time to leave this party!" said Jack. She nodded, said goodbye to Alexander and they went back to there quarters.