"Daniel," Jack says, and if it's his last word in this life, he thinks he's chosen well.
Teal'c watches because he's always been their watchman, their first and last defense; Sam cries because she's helpless, and she loves them.
"I have to go," he tells them. He presses sorrow into his voice, a sorrow he can't feel, a lie. A gentle one.
Jack is glowing. His eyebrows climb. "Uh...did I release my burdens when I wasn't paying attention?" Daniel's mouth quirks up at the side. "Yeah. You did."
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"Daniel," Jack says, and if it's his last word in this life, he thinks he's chosen well.
Teal'c watches because he's always been their watchman, their first and last defense; Sam cries because she's helpless, and she loves them.
"I have to go," he tells them. He presses sorrow into his voice, a sorrow he can't feel, a lie. A gentle one.
Jack is glowing. His eyebrows climb. "Uh...did I release my burdens when I wasn't paying attention?"
Daniel's mouth quirks up at the side. "Yeah. You did."
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