Mina followed Corric and Mekhai as they carried her unconscious husband to the infirmary. She had left Caleb to tell Thali about Kai's death, not sure that she would be able to watch her sister's world crumble while her own was on the edge itself. When the group reached the infirmary, Mekhai helped Corric move Kolya to a surgical table. Mina watched nervously from the doorway as Corric cut away her husband's uniform. He looked up from his work and saw her standing in the doorway. He nodded his head in her direction while speaking to Mekhai.

"Get her out of here. She doesn't need to watch this."

Mekhai moved towards her and grabbed her arms, attempting to pull her out of the room. Mina struggled in his grasp, attempting to stay where she was. Unfortunately for her, Mekhai was strong and managed to pull her from the room. Once the door closed behind them, he released her struggling form. Mina tried to move past him to the door but her blocked her path.

"Let me through!" she yelled in his face.

He held her back and shook his head.

"You can't be in there. Corric needs to focus and he can't do that with you watching his every move. The Commander is in good hands. Let him work."

Mina reluctantly stopped trying to get past him and let her head fall into Mekhai's chest. He awkwardly patted her back in an attempt to soothe her as she let out desperate sobs. After a few minutes, she regained her composure and pulled away from him. She walked over to a chair and sunk into it, staring silently at nothing.

She sat in that chair for what to her felt like forever, too overwhelmed to do anything but stare blankly at the wall. Mekhai stood guard in front of the door in case she tried to enter again. He only stepped away when it opened from the other side. Corric walked through the door and gave Mekhai a reassuring nod. Mekhai let out a sigh of relief and gestured to Mina. Corric crossed the room to where she was sitting and crouched in front of her.

"Mina?" he asked, touching her hand gently to bring her out of her brooding state.

Mina's eyes focused on him as she realized that he was speaking to her. She quickly stood up from her chair and looked frantically at the door. Corric stood from his crouched position and touched her arm to grab her attention.

"He will be fine. He has a lot of healing ahead of him, but he's alive."

Mina let out a relieved sob and flung her arms around Corric, nearly knocking him over. He was more receptive than Mekhai had been and gently returned her embrace. She released him and stepped back, a hopeful expression on her face.

"Can I see him?"

"He's unconscious and will be for a while since I sedated him for the pain, but you can go sit with him."

Mina turned and nearly ran into the recovery room, the door swinging wildly behind her. She slowed her pace when she saw her husband lying unconscious on a bed. She walked over to him and took in the sight before her. He was connected to a few machines that were making various noises. His entire left shoulder was bandaged. Mina reached out and pushed his damp hair back from his face. She gently ran her hand down the side of his face before leaning down to place a soft kiss on his cheek.

Stepping away from the bed, she grabbed a chair from against the wall and placed it next to the bed and sat down. She grasped her husband's hand in hers and held tightly, as if she was willing him to heal fast. It wasn't long before she felt her eyes drooping in exhaustion. She leaned on the side of the bed and let her eyes drift shut, quickly falling into an exhausted slumber.

Ladon came into the infirmary the following morning with a pounding headache. Sheppard had done a real number on him when he knocked him out. Thinking it was more than just a headache, he wanted to get Corric's opinion.

"Corric? Are you here?" he called out as he entered the room.

The man in question walked out of his office, waving at Ladon, signaling for him to be quiet. Ladon looked across the room and saw Mina sound asleep in a chair at Kolya's bedside. He scowled at the sight, but quickly changed his expression as Corric approached him.

"What can I do for you?" he asked quietly.

Ladon gestured at his head while grimacing.

"I was knocked out during the siege and my head still hurts."

Corric narrowed his eyes and seemed to be staring at Ladon's eyes. He gestured for Ladon to follow him to the exam table. Ladon sat on the table as Corric pulled a light from his pocket. He shined it in Ladon's eyes. Ladon shied away from the light, wincing in pain. Corric made a quiet humming noise.

"Are you nauseous at all?"

Ladon thought about the question and remembered that he hadn't felt like breakfast when he woke up with the splitting headache. His stomach had felt like it was churning, still did a bit. He nodded in response, instantly regretting it when a sharp pain went through his head.

"Sounds like a concussion. Why don't you go lay down on that bed over there and I will get you something for the pain. I want you to stay here where I can monitor you for at least today. I'll let Cowen know what's going on."

Ladon did as he was told, sighing at the thought of Cowen. He couldn't be happy with how the mission had gone last night. They had lost many soldiers, Sora was left behind, and Kolya had been shot. Apart from some medical supplies, they hadn't gotten much out of the mission. He glanced across the room at his commander lying unconscious. It was his fault that the mission had gone south. They were only meant to retrieve what was rightfully theirs, not attempt to take the city.

Ladon's gaze went from Kolya to the sleeping woman at his side. His eyes softened at the sight of her and he sighed. Even though she was sleeping, he could see the worry in her face. He felt a twinge in his heart that the worry was directed at Kolya rather than him.

"Here you are…" Corric said as he approached with the pain killers, stopping mid-sentence when he noticed Ladon staring at Mina.

Corric let out a sigh of pity. Ladon turned away from looking at Mina and focused on Corric. He shrugged as if to ask what Corric was sighing at.

"Are you ever going to let that go? She's married Ladon. Even if she wasn't, you know she doesn't feel the same about you."

Ladon scowled as he took the meds from Corric.

"How would you know? She could."

Corric shook his head and took the bottle of pain killers from Ladon, handing him some water.

"You are in denial. If you wanted her, you should have done something seven years ago when you had the chance."

Ladon scoffed at Corric's opinion.

"Denial? That's rich coming from you. Have you told my sister that you're in love with her?"

Corric narrowed his eyes and shook his head again.

"That's different. Things between me and your sister are complicated."

"Just like this situation," Ladon countered.

Corric walked away from him towards the supply cabinet to return the bottle to the medicine supply.

"No Ladon. My situation involves two people that have too many responsibilities to have a healthy relationship. You're in love with a married woman that has never showed any interest in you."

Ladon had to admit that Corric had a point. Mina had never reciprocated his feelings. He had been in love with her since he met her, and all she had shown him was a range of feelings from contempt to polite friendliness. He didn't respond to Corric, not wanting him to know that he was right. He laid down on the bed, facing away from the couple across the room, not wanting to see the woman he loved sit at another man's bedside.

A/N: This chapter is a bit short, but I wanted to get some things from Ladon's view. Kai is actually an unnamed character that was played by Cory Monteith in the episode The Storm. I just gave him a name and connection to Thali. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please review and let me know what you think!