Dr. Daniel Jackson is in a farmhouse on another planet, recovering from serious wounds. Attending him is Leda. Three months earlier, SG-1 had visited this planet in the hopes of making new contact. The stargate, which the people here call "The Great Ring of Avidan," is an exhibit in a museum. SG-1 was welcomed by Commander Gareth, leader of a nation called the Rand Protectorate, and his chief aide, Jared Kane, who is Leda's husband. They explain how the ring has become a cultural and fashion symbol to the people of their planet, though the more religious ones believe that the gods who created all life and once ruled on this planet will someday return through the ring to reward the faithful. SG-1 realized those "gods" were the Goa'uld, and warned Gareth of the danger that his people might face

Daniel had remained behind to negotiate with the Rand Protectorate. He then reported back to Brig. Gen. Jack O'Neill, Lt. Col. Samantha Carter and Teal'c that the Rand Protectorate and the planet's other primary nation, the Caledonian Federation, have been locked in a cold war for decades, with enough weaponry to wipe each other out. In two days, Daniel said, Gareth intended to broadcast a national address in which he will reveal the existence of not only the stargate, but of the Goa'uld as well. Unfortunately, as a result of SG-1 coming through the stargate as they did, religious zealots who were once considered a fringe took it as a sign that their belief in the gods returning is true. O'Neill said it's not Stargate Command's problem, but Daniel convinced him to let him go back to try to prevent a civil war

Soon, a power-mad zealot turned rebel leader, Soren, united all the fundamentalist factions in the Rand Protectorate. His forces compromised Rand's security and, to prevent the Rand weaponry from falling into rebel hands, the Caledonian Federation, under Minister Treydan, fired their missiles at Rand. One of Soren's forces gained control of a Rand missile base and launched counterstrikes on Caladonia. Full-scale war broke out. Both armies were left in ruins, leaving Soren's forces in charge. He renamed the country "Avidan" � which Teal'c later explains translates from an ancient Goa'uld dialect as "god is just

Daniel was severely injured in the attack, but he managed to save Kane, who took him home to convalesce. Now, Soren is executing any survivors not loyal to his new regime. He also has control of the Rand bunker and the stargate. Carter and Teal'c go to ask him for help in finding Daniel. He refuses. O'Neill has Soren come to Stargate Command and offers him food, aid and medicine in exchange for his help in locating Daniel. All Soren wants, however, is weapons. Negotiations go nowhere, and Soren returns home

Daniel makes contact with Stargate Command using radio equipment in Kane's farmhouse. Through a coded message, he suggests a plan of attack in which SG forces and Kane's meager army can retake the bunker and the stargate. It's a flanking maneuver during which Daniel and Kane and his men enter the bunker as SG teams come through the stargate. O'Neill approves

Daniel convinces Kane to take his men on what Kane thinks is a suicide mission. At the bunker, they are met by SG-3, SG-6 and SG-12. The attack is a success and Soren begins losing control. His own remaining men fail to follow him. Armed, he steps alone out of the bunker and faces Kane's men and the SG teams. He won't drop his weapons as Carter orders. Kane shoots � knowing as he does so that he has made Soren a martyr

With the promise that Stargate Command will help Rand rebuild, Daniel and the SG teams return home

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