Daniel hesitates, torn. He can't withhold that kind of information from the SGC, at least not from everyone. On the other hand he knows the IOA would be unnervingly eager to take custody of Seth for reasons that would be left 'undisclosed' to the Air Force, and Daniel can't condone that. He can't condone that being done to anyone, regardless of species or potential tactical advantage.

"It'll have to be selective," he says finally. "I'll tell them as much as I need to but there's no reason it should reach the people who have the authority to take you into custody. As long as I'm there I can tell them you're a refugee. It's true, technically, and you won't be deemed a security risk."

It won't be the first time he's abused the bureaucratic loopholes for someone else's sake, after all.

Daniel smiles, taut and fixed.

"Now let's get ourselves back to Earth, hm?"