Martouf looked up wearily when he heard the force field deactivate. The Jaffa stepped aside to allow a young woman to enter. She carried with her some basic medical equipment and he knew she'd been sent to him to tend to his wounds. She dismissed the Jaffa with an air of authority and slowly began to prepare a soothing liquid for his open cuts.

As she leant forward to apply the liquid, Martouf stopped her with this hand. She sighed softly. "You can cut the act with me Martouf. I know you are only pretending to be defeated because it means you are a less attractive victim to Ba'al."

Martouf searched her eyes and nodded before releasing her. He winced slightly as she applied the cool liquid carefully to his skin wounds. "Who are you?"

"Somebody who can help. Lantash can not keep healing you this way. He is far too weak at the present."

"How do you know about Lantash?" Although most of the stronghold knew that he was Tok'ra, very few knew the name of his symbiote. Ba'al had wanted to keep that information to the highest ranks. This woman was not high ranking, although being a medic, she had some authority over the Jaffa.

She looked into his soulful eyes, filled with regret, loneliness and sorrow. "My name is Alisha. You need to rest. Save your strength. Both of you need to keep this act up in order to achieve that. Ba'al thinks that you know where Saffran went and he is determined to get her back. He wants that child."

Martouf sighed and lowered his head. "I do not know where she went."

"Maybe not. But I do."

Martouf raised his head sharply and looked at her as his eyes flashed. "Is she alright?"

"Lantash she is fine. I have sent her to an alternate reality. One that is close to this one but safe. In that reality SG1 have made more headway in their fight against the Goa'uld. I gave her the address for the Tok'ra base. She will be safe there for the time being and hopefully being cared for by your counterpart."

"Will we ever see her again?" Lantash's eyes were filled with sorrow. "What if she falls for our counterpart? We may lose her."

Alisha sighed. "Whilst this is a possibility, the main priority was to get her away from Ba'al and to safety. When the time is right… I will send you through to her. But this could cause problems. You will only have 48 hours before you begin to see the effects should your counterpart be alive."

"I understand the risks. I have spoken to Samantha often about the Tau'ri experiences with Alternate Realities."

Alisha nodded. "Just continue to play the game. I will come for you soon."

Lantash nodded as Martouf assumed control. "Why are you doing this?"

Alisha smiled. "The Tok'ra have been good to me over the years. It is time to pay some of that back."