He couldn't think. His world shattered. The hell of Sobek's life and feelings, all those before him, his worry about the crew, his wife, Jack and Vala vaporized, his past and present stripped from him. Even his languages were gone. It was just physical sensations. He'd been reduced down to desperately trying to breathe.

Someone came at him. They stood taller than him, saying something. He couldn't understand them, only understood they were the source. It didn't matter, it felt like his chest had collapsed and his heart was beating itself frantic. Each breath seemed shorter and shorter.

Daniel managed to shakily get a hand against the ground and tried to push himself up with it or drag himself away from his attacker. His arm shook and he fell heavily against the ground, tears running unnoticed down his face. He was barely aware that he was shaking on the ground, cheek scraping against the floor.