STARGATE SG-1: Infiltration by Sinard Susannah Parker

Author:Sinard, Susannah Parker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fandemonium Books
Published: 2019-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

//ACCESSING MISSION REPORTS...//

P5C-777 MISSION REPORT, COLONEL JACK O’NEILL: Carter had made the right call, as far as I was concerned. That said, I agreed with her that changing course in light of recent events was the right thing to do.

//CONTINUING ANALYSIS...//

“No.”

“Graen, I’m begging you — just listen to reason! It’s a good plan. It will work.” Dirmid had taken Graen by the arm but she pulled away from him. The hurt on Dirmid’s face was impossible to miss and Sam found herself looking away. Ever since she’d laid out her plan for getting Esras out of the picture, the discussion between Graen and Dirmid had become far more personal. It was pretty clear that there was something more between them than merely a working relationship. Sam had half suspected as much, back on the tel’tak. It explained a lot.

A quick check with the rest of her team revealed that at least she wasn’t alone in feeling uncomfortable. Daniel seemed to be studying the floor with great interest, while the colonel was concentrating on wiping off an invisible speck of dirt from his cap. Teal’c alone appeared unaffected, his face showing only a mild curiosity as he watched the scene in front of him.

Dirmid was persistent. He turned to the other Gorians for help. “Talk to her, Brean. You know this will work. It’s our best chance. It’s her best chance.”

As the plan for discrediting Esras had been sketched out, Brean had occasionally asked for points of clarification, but otherwise the leader of the Shasa had neither endorsed nor discouraged going ahead with it. Now, though, she gave Dirmid a sharp look which silenced him at once. No small feat, as far as Sam could tell.

To be honest, Sam wasn’t exactly sure herself where Graen felt the plan fell short. She hadn’t challenged a single aspect of it, but merely listened, only to veto it at the end. So maybe it wasn’t the plan after all but something else.

And going by the dynamics they were witnessing now, whatever that something else was, none of the Gorians seemed willing to speak it out loud. She found that more than a little troubling — and she wasn’t the only one.

Sam caught the colonel’s eye. He had perched himself on the corner of the table, saying nothing, but clearly appraising the scene in front of them. He raised his eyebrows at her now, in a silent question, but Sam could only shrug. She had no idea either.

Brean walked over to Graen, who had gone to stand by the window. The curtains were drawn except for a small space where they did not quite meet. It was through that narrow opening that Graen was staring at the sunny mid-morning. Brean placed a hand on her shoulder. “Dirmid is right. If we miss this chance, we may not have an opportunity like this again for a very long time. We would have to start all over again.”

Graen did not reply, but merely continued to stare out the window.

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