Very late March licenseartistic prompt
Title / Prompt: Spirits
Character: Teal'c
Warnings: Spoilers for S10 episode "Talion"
Pairings: None
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Word count: 536
Rating: G
Disclaimer: *Sobs wildly and hopes for sympathy*
Author's note: Missing scene from "Talion".
When confronted by the Tau'ri tendency to explain everything away as "science", he remains silent about his own beliefs. He no longer calls technology "magic" and has developed enough skepticism to not take everything at face value. However, certain things cannot be explained, no matter how much Colonel Carter tries. Were he to speak to Daniel Jackson, he knows that the young man would be far more interested in the cultural aspects of what he believes as opposed to just "going with the flow" as O'Neill would say. O'Neill would just make some strange noise with his mouth and go back to his hockey game.
When he meditates, no longer needing to Kel-no-reem, he is visited by spirits. The spirits are of those who have passed on, not just his mind summoning visions. He knows the difference. Those who are alive never appear quite so clearly to him, though their voices are always strong. It is as if he has drawn the curtain between life and death aside and leaned through. Not enough to kill him, but just enough so that he may gain wisdom from those who have left him behind.
He sees Drey'Auc with her soft smile and delicate face. She always counsels "Patience" when he asks for her help. She knows him too well. His teammates don't see that he is restless, that he despises inaction, especially when inaction is exactly what is necessary. They believe him to be very patient. He lets Drey'Auc's counsel wash over him to sustain those beliefs.
Frotak always reminds him "Vigilance". Frotak was the best at "reading" the situation. He could always spot an enemy's weakness within seconds of meeting him. Unfortunately, he knew Teal'c himself far too well. Had it not been for his inability to read O'Neill, his bones would probably be rotting on Chulak as his son slaved for Apophis and his wife remained with her first husband's murderer. Death has taken away that emnity and his spirit is now more gently inclined towards his former commander.
Shon'Auc, on the very few occasions that he looks for her spirit - for it still hurts to be separated from her - reminds him that he must remember his dedication to his people. Just as she served them as High Priestess, now he must serve them as a member of the council. His peoples' needs must be of the utmost importance to him, even if it conflicts with the interests of the Tau'ri. And it is tonight that he must seek her council.
"Their ways are not ours," she reminds him. "They will never understand that vengeance is important to the Jaffa. They do not hear the voices in this place that clamor for justice that cannot be served by a 'higher authority'. You must avenge them, Teal'c. Our people were gathered at Dar Eshkalon for peaceful reasons. There was no excuse for the betrayal. If Arkad had a legitimate path he felt the Jaffa should follow he should have reasoned with our people rather than kill them."
She is wise. He knows that this course of action will pit him against his teammates, but it is the Jaffa way. It is a belief, like many others, he cannot share with them.
Character: Teal'c
Warnings: Spoilers for S10 episode "Talion"
Pairings: None
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Word count: 536
Rating: G
Disclaimer: *Sobs wildly and hopes for sympathy*
Author's note: Missing scene from "Talion".
When confronted by the Tau'ri tendency to explain everything away as "science", he remains silent about his own beliefs. He no longer calls technology "magic" and has developed enough skepticism to not take everything at face value. However, certain things cannot be explained, no matter how much Colonel Carter tries. Were he to speak to Daniel Jackson, he knows that the young man would be far more interested in the cultural aspects of what he believes as opposed to just "going with the flow" as O'Neill would say. O'Neill would just make some strange noise with his mouth and go back to his hockey game.
When he meditates, no longer needing to Kel-no-reem, he is visited by spirits. The spirits are of those who have passed on, not just his mind summoning visions. He knows the difference. Those who are alive never appear quite so clearly to him, though their voices are always strong. It is as if he has drawn the curtain between life and death aside and leaned through. Not enough to kill him, but just enough so that he may gain wisdom from those who have left him behind.
He sees Drey'Auc with her soft smile and delicate face. She always counsels "Patience" when he asks for her help. She knows him too well. His teammates don't see that he is restless, that he despises inaction, especially when inaction is exactly what is necessary. They believe him to be very patient. He lets Drey'Auc's counsel wash over him to sustain those beliefs.
Frotak always reminds him "Vigilance". Frotak was the best at "reading" the situation. He could always spot an enemy's weakness within seconds of meeting him. Unfortunately, he knew Teal'c himself far too well. Had it not been for his inability to read O'Neill, his bones would probably be rotting on Chulak as his son slaved for Apophis and his wife remained with her first husband's murderer. Death has taken away that emnity and his spirit is now more gently inclined towards his former commander.
Shon'Auc, on the very few occasions that he looks for her spirit - for it still hurts to be separated from her - reminds him that he must remember his dedication to his people. Just as she served them as High Priestess, now he must serve them as a member of the council. His peoples' needs must be of the utmost importance to him, even if it conflicts with the interests of the Tau'ri. And it is tonight that he must seek her council.
"Their ways are not ours," she reminds him. "They will never understand that vengeance is important to the Jaffa. They do not hear the voices in this place that clamor for justice that cannot be served by a 'higher authority'. You must avenge them, Teal'c. Our people were gathered at Dar Eshkalon for peaceful reasons. There was no excuse for the betrayal. If Arkad had a legitimate path he felt the Jaffa should follow he should have reasoned with our people rather than kill them."
She is wise. He knows that this course of action will pit him against his teammates, but it is the Jaffa way. It is a belief, like many others, he cannot share with them.