Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
As always I found Teal'c the hardest to write for but hopefully I got his voice. This makes reference to my story Forgiveness but it's not necessary to have read it
TEAL'C
As much as I try I find I cannot enter Kel-no-reem. The events of the past few hours keep replaying within my mind, the loss of the young man who became the heart and soul of the small group of people I was honoured to be part of has devastated me.
During my years as First Prime I saw and did many terrible things, no less than taking the wife Daniel adored away from him, but he forgave me and at one point even argued for my actions. Daniel Jackson became my friend and I found this an honour I was sure I was not worthy of.
Because of me he lost so much and yet he never once hated or blamed me instead he offered me his hand in friendship. Someone like that should not have had the pain and heartache he went through. I just hope now he has found the peace he truly deserves.
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Watching him in such pain was agonising to all of us.
I found Major Carter crying outside the room not wanting to do it in front of him; I am pleased that Jacob Carter is here to comfort her just now. General Hammond is doing a report, Dr Fraiser is doing her work and Colonel O'Neill just disappeared.
I wish to know how he knew that Daniel Jackson wished just to go and I know both Major Carter and myself shall ask when we get the chance.
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Trying once again to settle into my much-needed Kel-no-reem I think back to when he came and spoke of what Sha're told him before she died. It was about a week later he came and gave me a fresh white candle for my Kel-no-reem. O'Neill told me it was a peace offering. The candle has never been used; I had never wished to use it but now.
Carefully I light the candle and relax closing my eyes. As I move deeper into my meditation memories of my friend play in my mind and I smile.
He is somewhere much better than here. He will no longer be harmed and I know that the rest of SG1 will agree that it is the best thing for him.
His memory shall live on in the SGC. This place is his legacy, he opened the Stargate and he shall be forever remembered. As O'Neill said at his memorial service so many years ago, he opened the Universe to the people of the Tauri. Now he has taken the next step into it.
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I will always miss him but knowing he wanted it makes it easier. Daniel Jackson may be gone physically but his spirit lives in every part of this base and in every person lucky enough to have known him.
SG1 shall carry his spirit forever.
