She is in fact right about that.

Teisiya is going to take the second vial and slip out of the room as well, to go present it to the priest of Morr. She's pretty much reassured now, but that doesn't mean she can't finish the check.

And Teyla will be unstrapped and her shirt and coat returned to her. Inetta murmurs another prayer and touches her shoulder as she does, and there's another sensation of warm wind.

"Swift healing to you, Miss Emmagan. You're free to leave as soon as you're ready."

"Thank you." She sits up and gingerly puts on her jacket. She'll just go without the shirt for the moment she doesn't want to bend her shoulder the way she'd need to to put it back on.

"I don't see any reason to delay." She starts walking towards the exit.

Then she will emerge and see Teisiya speaking with the man with the scythe, both of them looking closely at the two vials on a slate-topped table. They look intent but not terribly worried.

"Thank you, Konstantin. I appreciate your expertise."

She slows to watch. They did say the vials would be returned.

"I would expose them to the spirit moon to be absolutely sure, but that is your decision to make."

"I'd rather not keep them in Frosthome waiting for a bad night for such a small chance. I'm confident enough as it is. And I did assure them it wouldn't be kept... Ah, good to see you up. You seem clean."

"That is good to hear."

"There's one more test we could do with the blood and bile, but it would mean we'd need to hold onto them until a night where Tenevluna was full, and those are unpredictable. It would reassure others more than me; I'm willing to accept your decision if you want them returned or destroyed now."

"What impact will the opinion of these others have on the options available to us?"

"Not much in the short term, but it will be probably make it smoother to travel far beyond Erengrad or bring in anyone foreign - dwarfs, most likely? - or get expensive materials. And sooner. I think if you're here five years and nothing's happened it won't matter, but it could mean some things could be arranged in a month or two rather than a year or two."

"Can you offer us any assurances about them not being used for other purposes?"

"Beyond my promise? You have it, but I don't know what else you'd find reassuring. I don't think there's much that would bind me to it, or could. I could put it in writing?"

"Your promise will suffice. You've dealt fairly with us thus far."

"Excellent. I'll bring them there and keep them in my own rooms; you can get back to the other two. I'll go let Maiden Nelli know."

"Thank you." She continues out towards the carriage.

Sheppard follows. This is a good outcome overall. He does wish it didn't come at this cost to Teyla but now is the time to move on not to dwell.

The young lady outside finishes talking to Teisiya, nods politely, and climbs back on the carriage, and they can head back.

John and Teyla will get in the carriage then.

It's a quiet ride. John starts to say something several times but doesn't ever bring himself to do so.

Teyla doesn't quite nap but the experience has taken enough out of her that she doesn't call him on it.

"Ah, you're back intact. Must be all clear, then?"

"Teisiya judges me clear but she says there is one more test she will need to perform on the samples they took to assure everyone who might be concerned."

"What would that... oh, the dark moon. Even more inconvenient than usual this time of year. I assume you'll want to rest, but come find me when you want to plan out what to do next."

"I will do that. If you have options in mind I expect the others would be willing to listen while I'm resting."