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[jendavis]

Title: Flash of the Blade
Rating: PG-13
By: Jenda Vis
Spoilers: Up through Reunion
Pairing: Sheppard/Dex
Genre: Drama, WIP
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue, don't take this too seriously.
Summary: Sheppard can't figure Ronon out. Or his motives.
A/N: Okay, it's finally starting to come together. Though it's still twice as long as I

Comments

[scout_lover]

I just thought about something else on a second (or third, but who's counting?) reading (while waiting for more, but who's nagging). This:

Ronon slowed to a walk, but wouldn't look at John. "Not just yesterday, though."

"What do you mean?"

"When were you gonna tell me that I'm. Whatever I am."

"What're you talking about?"

"Carter was going to try and stop me from leaving with my squad. Said I was a security risk."

I am SO glad you brought this up! This is one thing about "Reunion" that always ticked me off. Ronon's spent, what, a year or so fighting right alongside these people, risking his life with and for them, and suddenly Sam decides he's a security risk who can't be trusted to keep Atlantis' secret safe? Logically and militarily, I can sort of understand -- she's new, doesn't know Ronon, and he hasn't exactly made a great first impression. But it has to have come as a huge blow to him to suddenly be told, "I don't know if we can ever let you leave because you know too much." It really was a major issue, and the writers never pursued it. (I know, I know, time constraints. But still …)

So I'm delighted you brought it up, because I can see it as a "thing" between Ronon and John that will need to be settled. Ronon has a right to be pissed, and John needs to cough up an explanation.

Okay, I think I'm really done this time. Maybe. *g*

[rubygirl29]

To defend Sam, she does say the directive comes from the IOA -- the royal pains in the ass to the SGC, and to have this thrown on her plate on her first day has to be difficult. Then Ronon *has* to bring up Elizabeth Weir ... As does Sheppard, later on ... no wonder she's caught between a rock and a hard place.

She redeems herself, however when she and Ronon go to rescue the others and she actually cracks a little joke with him on the jumper -- and she recants her earlier statement.

[jendavis]

Agree with both of you.

There are some interesting power dynamics there. Sam has more years of experience, John has more local, specified experience than she does, and Ronon has more than either of them, but he's pretty much seen as an accessory to Sheppard's team and a part time hand-to-hand trainer.

The guy's got to resent that marginalization just a little bit (or not, but, hey, even Teyla still has responsibilities to her people, diplomatic and trading duties and such). Having Carter- to whatever extent she meant it at the time- say that he can't leave is definitely going to have some ramifications.