"OW!" The Goa'uld yelled... in a regular man's voice. "She BIT me!" The other man chuckled. Tami scooted back, her eyes wide.

"You're a Goa'uld! Get away from me!" Tami yelled at him. The Goa'uld sighed.

"I'm not a Goa'uld, I'm Tok'ra. If I was a Goa'uld I would've already made you a host." The Goa'uld said. Tami shook her head as he tried to come closer; she pressed herself against the wall and glowered at him. He sighed.

"Okay, my name is Amb; I am host to Malek of the Tok'ra." Amb said. Tami kept on glaring.

"I'm Aldwin, host to Gerim." Aldwin said. Tami glanced at him.

Maybe we can prompt her closer with food.

She's not an animal, Malek!

But she is a 13 year old girl who probably hasn't eaten in a while.

Amb sighed and then leaned closer to Gerim/Aldwin and whispered Malek's idea in their ear. Aldwin nodded and walked over to one of the crates. He opened it up and pulled out a food package. He shut the lid and carried it over to the girl, and she pressed herself up against the wall harder. Aldwin stopped and laid the package on the crate she was sitting on, making sure to not get to close to her. She bit Amb, no knowing what she'd do next.

"Ok, what's your name?" Aldwin asked. The girl's eyes flickered over at him and then she went back to watching Malek/Amb. She doesn't trust him as much, Aldwin realized.

"Now there's no harm in at least telling us your name. We can't call you girl all the time now can we?" Aldwin said, making sure his voice sounded friendly; he even managed a smile.

"Tami." The girl suddenly said.

"What?" Amb said.

"That's my name... Tami." The girl said.

"Tami, ok." Aldwin tried out the name. "Well, Tami, we are all going to go and leave you here, but we're leaving the door open okay. We'll just be in the piloting area." Aldwin said, and he and Malek/Amb turned and left the ring room.

"She bit me." Amb said, as they left the room. Aldwin chuckled. He could've sworn he heard Tami giggle quietly, too.

Tami yawned; she had just eaten the food in the package, after staring at it for the better part of an hour. She had decided that if these Tok'ra were Goa'uld they probably would've (a) already had made her a host, (b) killed her, or (c) hurt her. So Tami decided that she could trust them... for now. But if they even made a move towards her... they will find themselves lying down on the floor. Tami didn't look like it, but she was actually pretty strong for her size. Tami quietly lied down on the crate and fell asleep.

When she awoke, she had a slightly different view. Above her was light blue crystal. Tami frowned.

"I see you're awake." Tami jerked around at the voice. It was an old woman.

"Hello." Tami said, looking at her kindly face.

"Hello, my name is Sarouche. I've been told your name is Tami. Are my sources correct?" Sarouche said, smiling.

"Yes." Tami said, looking around. "Where am I?"

"You are in the Tok'ra tunnels... One of the top secret Tok'ra bases spread throughout the galaxy." Sarouche said. Tami looked at her, curiosity showing. "Are you Tok'ra?"

"Yes. I am host to Selmak, the eldest Tok'ra symbiote alive. But you do not have to be afraid of her, she is very kind." Sarouche said, smiling.

"So Kameka wasn't lying to me." Tami whispered.

"Who is Kameka?" Sarouche asked.

"She's a servant in Apophis' palace on, er, Chulak. She loved to tell stories and... Well, she was the first one ever to tell me about the Tok'ra. I think she actually wanted to be a host." Tami explained.

"How old is she?"

"I don't know... about 23, 24... Maybe even 25." Tami said. Sarouche smiled.

"What does she look like?"

"She has brown hair and eyes, is actually quite tall. She always has her hair up in a bun." Tami said. Then, "Why do you want to know?"

"Oh, we might meet her one day, and if she would be a willing host... well, we might need her... someday."

"Oh... yeah, she told me that Tok'ra only take willing hosts. Is that true?" Tami asked.

"Yes it is. Selmak and I share my body equally." Sarouche said. "By the way, is it true you bit Amb/Malek?"

"Yes." Tami said. Sarouche chuckled.

"They were complaining about that for a while. It was amusing." Sarouche said, smiling. Tami smiled as well.