Why would you do such a thing, child? You seek council and I am here. While I lived you followed me blindly, now that I am no longer there...why will you not listen, child? You must do this yourself, you must. You will die here if you do not.

"I will give you what you want, but I will not stand to be caged. I will not stand for the others being caged either. After you learn all you can, you will send us home."

They do not know how to do that, child. You know this. Why then, do you insist? You have too much faith in humans. They will not be able to find a way back.

"We can´t just allow you to roam around the base freely...you have attacked my men before."

Stubborn. Why do you trust him so? He cannot possibly understand you.

"I do not ask that we roam free. I ask that we are not caged. If it is your custom to confine those who do not belong here you need only ask."

They do not deserve your kindness. Do they even dare to dream what you could do to them? It is within you, child, use it!

"That´s not all...what did you do to my people?"

The questions come. How will you answer them if you cannot lie and you do not wish to betray those you call friends?

"Whatever I did was not to harm. My only intention was to help them. You must ask them for any other explanation."

Why would you not use this diplomacy on Aurulo? He is a greedy man but no more. Why do you hate him so and yet you give these –humans-, who have hurt you and locked you, all your trust? Will you trust them with your name next?

"My people won´t talk to me and I can´t just allow the one responsible for their present state to walk freely around my base."

And you have not even begun to negotiate the price of your freedom, girl.

"I will say no more on the matter but, I can assure you that, wether a long or short time pass, they will eventually return to normal."

You will say no more? You were always to innocent to be trusted, girl.

"It´s not just about my people. I have to answer to others as well and to be quite honest, they don´t want to let you go."

Humans! You still trust them? Do not listen to their sweet poison, it will kill you!

"In this matter we can agree. I am also pressured by my master."

That look of fear, you see it? Was it not foolish enough to speak of me before them? All you will gain this way is to be trapped further. For one who claims to be a warrior, you are not as mighty as you believe.

"Your master? Is he here?"

Do not tell them, girl.

"Yes. He is within me...Do not look at me as if I am mad! My people, some of us...legend says we only have half a soul. When my master died, half his soul stayed with me..."

You foolish girl! You kill yourself, Koshka and myself! Is this the respect you would show to our people?

"Are you seriously implying that someone else lives within your body?"

They will think you nothing but evil from now on, girl.

"I am not as a Goa´uld...and that is what I may offer: a way to kill them, a way to protect yourselves."

At least you know how to play with their interests. I never said you lacked wit, simply trusted too much.

"We already have ways to kill them and we can protect ourselves, as we have proven in the past."

It is time to be silent, Kaia! For this will doom all of our people.

"I believe you call them genes...we have no such word in our language although we understand what it means. Goa´uld´s cannot take us as hosts, they die. We are a...toxin to them. It is in our blood."

You have doomed our people.

"You mean to tell me you simply...kill Goa´uld´s?"

They do not even understand you.

"If they enter our bodies, yes. They die."

No price should be good enough to bare such dishonor.

"Just like that? What about the host?"

They will never use this knowledge wisely. Stay silent, Kaia.

"The host lives, they feel ill for several days, but it is no worse than eating bad fruit. In exchange for this, will you set us free?"

They will not.

"I can´t make any promises."

You made promises. You have broken them.

"I trust you to make a wise decision, but I pray you do it soon. My master grows impatient."

Do not bring me into your troubles!

"Is that a threat?"

They are nothing but foolish humans.

"No, but just as you may not ignore those that command you for long, I may not ignore my master. He is powerfull, he will want only to free me and the other and take us back to our home. Allow us to go free and you will gain great knowledge. You cannot keep us locked in here. Both the other and I are much more powerfull than we have shown, even more powerfull than the team you seem so worried about can imagine."

Now, you will be locked for good.

"We don´t respond well to threats around here."

See? Your rash actions have brought you nothing!

"At least consider it. Please. How much more proof do you want of our willingness to cooperate? We stay here, we attack no one, we submit to your primitive tests...have we earned nothing?"

They are humans, of course you have not.

"I didn´t say that."

Do you believe you have won anything, girl? You will be condemned to stay in this room. You will never see the stars again, never live to see the moon renewed. You will never feel the wind on your face nor the smell of the clouds. You have condemned yourself, child. You wish only to trust them? You wish to trust all the world and the universe and that cannot be...and now you sit in silence and alone again. Why will you not liste, child? Why have you forsaken me?