Todd ignored their audience, listening to her, sensing how much she wanted to strike out but held back. And then the deflated look.

"I'm not asking you to let go of your instincts, only your fear." he stated "And you did, however briefly, last night. You did that, in this place you consider as threatening as the dimension you came from."

He glanced to their audience then continued. "Your history is not their history, and you've earned the trust of Sheppard and his friends. How many humans can you say you've gained that from in your world?" He started to walk away, paused and looked to her again. "I've said it before, so I will again. Wraith and humans are not so different. Humans are capable of just as much loyalty as cruelty as we are. I suspect the same of mutants. The Genii were very human, doesn't mean I resent all humans for what they did to me. Hate and destroy the individuals, not the species."

Todd started for his rooms again, looking over his shoulder to her and saying, "Remember, you have no enemies here except those you make yourself, Marie D'Ancanto."