That he paused again was a bit of a surprise, but when she registered the question it was easy to understand.

"This is my home," she told him simply. "I'll stay here as long as you let me."

She didn't even have to think twice about it. While she liked Sheppard and his team very much, and was fond of Atlantis as a city, she doubted she would ever feel like she could fit in there. Just because she could control her ability didn't mean she wasn't still a mutant, and her distrust and fear of the military ran deep, especially with the thought of what they might do to her should opportunity arise. If they found a use for her mutation like they had the wraith enzyme, she didn't doubt for a second that Woolsey and those he worked for would not stop until she complied with their plans, willingly or otherwise.