Yes, Daniel was glad Vala had relaxed enough to fall so soundly asleep, but after a half hour, with the way she had positioned herself on him, his legs were starting to go numb. With a sigh, he carefully tried to reposition himself but after several failed attempts he gave up, absentmindedly playing with Vala's hair.

He looked up when the door hissed open to admit Adria in. She smiled at the sleeping figure and sat down beside Daniel, curling her legs behind her.

"She loves you," she said quietly, looking meaningfully into Daniel's eyes. Immediately, Daniel reinforced the barriers to his mind but Adria smiled, shaking her head.

"Don't worry, Dr. Jackson. I already know your mind is too strong for me to penetrate," she assured him. Daniel didn't relax. Adria sighed and looked back to her mother.

"Why does she love you, Dr. Jackson?"

Daniel slowly followed her gaze. Then he relaxed, smiling tenderly at Vala's sleeping figure. Adria noticed.

"Is that feeling mutual, Dr. Jackson?"

He shot her a questioning look, the barriers around his mind flying up again. She smiled.

"Do you love her too?"

Daniel narrowed his eyes, his muscles tensing. Adria couldn't tell, but Daniel's cheeks were burning. Adria's smile grew and she stood, walking to the door. It hissed open and she paused, turning to glance at Daniel again, who had returned his gaze to Vala.

Oh, and Daniel, said Adria's voice in his mind. The archeologist's head shot up, frowning uneasily at the woman in the doorway. She smiled.

I figured out how you could possibly know, her voice said meaningfully. Daniel's frown deepened. Despite his denials to Vala, he knew something was wrong with him and wanted to know what. Adria's voice grew to a whisper.

An Ori is living in your mind.

XxXxX

About fifteen minutes later, Daniel felt Vala start to stir. But he didn't do anything. He only stared at the closed door, a hand unconsciously touching his forehead, as it had since Adria left. Rubbing the sleep out her eyes and sitting up, Vala looked up at him and frowned.

"What's wrong?"

His eyes darted to her face and his hand fell to his side. Silently, he shook his head. Vala frowned.

"Anything happen while I was asleep that you didn't wake me up for?" she asked irritably. Daniel narrowed his eyes.

"Well anything that happened I obviously didn't wake you for," he pointed out in the same tone.

At that moment, the door slid open. Wearing a highly revealing dress, Adria walked in. Vala gaped at her daughter's outfit.

"What are you wearing?" Vala demanded, standing up. Adria glanced down at herself and smiled softly.

"A dress, of course, Mother," she replied innocently.

"It looks like something you used to wear, Vala," Daniel commented, watching from the floor with mild, amused interest. Vala shot him a glare.

"You're not helping," she hissed. Daniel only shrugged.

"Mother, Dr. Jackson," Adria interrupted. "Come with me."

Vala and Daniel turned sharply to Adria who smiled.

"Please," she added as an afterthought. With identical frowns, Vala and Daniel did as Adria asked. Slowly, they followed her out of the room and down a hall. After a moment, Adria stopped in front of a door. She turned to Vala.

"Tomin is waiting for you, Mother," Adria said. Vala was about to give her a sharp retort concerning the last time Adria said that but the door opened and Tomin walked out. Vala looked at him open-mouthed for a second until suddenly her husband enveloped her in a large hug. His eyes met Daniel's and flashed with anger. The archeologist involuntarily took a step back.

"Come, Dr. Jackson," Adria said softly. Vala glanced desperately at him but Daniel followed Adria gladly. He really didn't care to be around Tomin.

The two enemies came to a dead end, a small door at the end of the hallway. The door opened and Adria walked in. After a moment's hesitation, Daniel followed.

The room was dark, the only light coming from the hallway and after a moment, there wasn't even that. Daniel waited until his eyes adjusted and looked around to observe his surroundings. The room was seemed small, but he couldn't quite tell because of the darkness. There was a chest of drawers against one wall with a large mirror hanging above it. There was something else, some kind of furniture; farther back but Daniel couldn't quite tell what it was.

"The door is locked from the outside so any attempt to leave would be fruitless,' Adria said from somewhere in the room that Daniel couldn't see. He frowned, his forehead crinkling when suddenly Vala's daughter appeared, pushing him against the wall and pressing her body close to his.

"Shall I tell you my plan, Daniel?" she whispered.

A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!