There was no denying that Daniel was tired beyond belief. He had been sitting in the same position for several hours listening to the same exact arguments. They had taken a brief respite from their deliberations, during which he took the opportunity to check up on his friend. Martouf and Lantash were getting more and more worried as time went on. He had been staring at the same picture of Sam for hours, thinking about her health, thinking about their baby. Daniel too was worried for Sam, however moreso her heart than her health.
"And what of his child?" Daniel perked up at Delek's mention of the baby.
"What about the child?" Jacob answered defensively.
"It will be herceisses, it will have all of the memories of Lantash and his hosts."
"Where are you getting at Delek?"
"It will be a danger to the Tok'ra should the goa'uld get their hands on it." He scowled. The council members looked at one another in full understanding of the situation. "We cannot allow for that to be a possibility." Jacob was beyond angry. This was his grandkid they were talking about, how dare they?!
"The child is no concern of ours Delek!" Selmak shouted back. "He or she will be the responsibility of Martouf, Lantash, and Samantha. We have no say in how he will be raised."
"Raised?! You will allow a herceisses with all the memories of a Tok'ra to endanger our kind? Do you not think, oh wise Selmak, that the goa'uld will simply allow for it to roam free? Your personal attachments to this particular case have blinded you. Perhaps you should be removed from this deliberation."
"That is enough Delek!" Lord Per'sus knew that Delek was right. Such a child is a threat to the Tok'ra. But the mere thought of Delek's suggestions nauseated him, he would not succumb to the level of the goa'uld, even to protect his people. "True that this child will be sought after. But if not this child, than the goa'uld will surely find something else they desire. I am no more willing to succumb to their level than I'm sure any of you in this room are. Destroying an innocent is characteristic of a goa'uld, i not /i of the tok'ra! We are better than this! We will take our chances with this child. I would rather die than lose all that it means to be tok'ra. Perhaps it is you Delek, who has been blinded. Your loyalty to our cause has made you forget that we are not alone. There are innocents within the universe to whom we must be loyal to as well. There will be no further discussions regarding this child. It is for Lantash, Martouf, and Samantha to deal with now. I offer them the best of luck, fore it will not be an easy thing. Now…" He continued." The decision has been made, before we continue with the vote is there anything anyone would like to add?" No one spoke. Delek only held his head in shame, how could he have been so heartless? He will have much to say to Martouf and Lantash before all this was over, starting with an apology.