~IN THE VILLAGE CENTER~
"All right people, let's get the wounded into this house, then we'll see what the Genii want." John directed the remaining villagers. He turned and saw Bri coming up the trail to the village, a stretcher carried between her and Rodney, the twelve-year-old girl unconscious on it.
"Torina!" One of the village women called, running toward the girl. Rodney and Bri set the stretcher down on the ground.
As the woman dropped to her knees beside the girl, who was probably her daughter, Bri crouched down beside her. "She'll be okay, I patched her up. Just keep her safe, and trust the others who came with me." Brianna then turned to John.
"John, I need you to take the crystal and find that city. I'll stay here and do my best to protect the people, but you need to take everyone else and find Alleria."
"Alleria, I have not heard that name in many, many years." The woman kneeling beside her daughter said softly.
"You know the name?" Lilah asked, appearing out of the cloaked jumper beside Ronon.
"Of course I've heard the name, not one of us hasn't, what do you want with her?" The woman asked, standing up and crossing her arms suspiciously across her chest.
Bri looked at the woman seriously as she walked back towards the stretcher. She pulled the crystal from her vest pocket and handed it to John. She saw the village woman's eyes widen as the crystal passed from hand to hand.
"We're here to bring her home." She said.