[Author's Note: This takes place sometime during season 7. This isn't really spoiler heavy, and meant to stand on its own.]

Dream Giver

(Part 2)

The SG-1 team all looked at one another, perhaps trying to see if anyone else in the group understood what this young woman had just said.

"Dream Giver?" Major Samantha Carter asked, brows furrowed.

The young woman smiled widely as she nodded and continued looking at Daniel Jackson.

Teal'c quirked an eyebrow, his lips twitching just a moment. "What is this 'Dream Giver'?"

The young woman didn't blink an eye as she answered. "The one who gives dreams, of course."

"Oh, of course!" Colonel Jack O'Neill let out quickly and then pursed his lips together.

Blue eyes narrowing in thought, Daniel finally let out slowly, "One who gives dreams to whom?"

She blinked. "You do not know?" She didn't give Daniel a chance to answer as she smiled softly. "Of course, you do not know her name. She said names were never given, that's why she called you the Dream Giver. It was the only way she knew you."

"She?" Daniel's glasses slid a little off of his nose as he looked at the woman.

The woman smiled widely, almost beaming, and stood straighter. "Yes, my sister, Elpis."

Sam blinked. "You mean the girl that just ran off?"

The woman laughed delightedly. "Oh, no. That was my youngest sister, Hebe. I am Daphnis. My oldest sister, Elpis is the one of dreams."

"Uhm," Jack called out, "Daphnis, could you please excuse us for a moment?" He gestured to his teammates to follow him off a ways.

She merely nodded and backed off herself.

Once gathered, Jack began to whisper. "Okay, who here thinks these people are nuts?" He raised his hand and looked around.

Sam chuckled softly. "Well, Sir, to be honest, this isn't the first time the local female population has become enamored of Daniel."

Jack gave a wry grin.

Daniel's mouth dropped open, a hurt expression crossing his face. "Sam? Humor? Really?"

She shrugged and tried to contain a large grin.

He scowled. "So suddenly this is all my fault?"

"Major Carter's comment is valid, Daniel Jackson," Teal'c said calmly, though a touch of a raised eyebrow also confirmed his mirth.

Daniel threw up his hands and sighed.

Jack patted Daniel on the back. "It's okay, Daniel. Really." He then looked around to the rest of them. "Seriously, though, what do we think?"

"They appear to be harmless," Teal'c spoke first.

"But why do they think that Daniel's this Dream Giver, and not any one of us?" Sam's brows furrowed.

Jack nodded. "Good question, Carter." He looked toward Daphnis and waved her over. She nodded and walked toward them. "Daphnis, why is it that you think Daniel here is the Dream Giver? Couldn't it just as easily be one of us? We all did come through the Chapa'ai."

She blinked at looked at Daniel. "Daniel? That is your name?"

Daniel nodded.

She smiled softly and then turned to Jack. "We know Daniel is the Dream Giver, because we know his face."

"What!" both Daniel and Jack questioned in disbelief.

Daphnis' face fell a little. "Perhaps it is better that I take you to my father and the others. He is the leader of our clan."

"Yes!" Jack nodded. "Take us to your leader." He grinned widely.

"Sir," Sam chided lightly.

"Oh, come on Carter, you know it's fun to say!"

She merely shook her head with a boys-will-be-boys smile on her lips.

Daphnis blinked, nodded, and began to lead them through a path in the forest toward her home.