When Sam told them to head back inside, John turned the boat around and sped back to the bay. As soon as they were inside and re-pressurized, he and Daniel hurried upstairs to Operations, where they heard a sound that seemed a half-howl and half-sob. The moment they did, John knew that was Ronon and looked at Daniel, feeling his chest tighten.
When they entered the Gate room, they found Ronon sitting on the stairs with the others around him, Fred sitting beside him. They heard her question to him as they walked over.
"I should go tell them," Ronon finally said, looking up, his eyes filled with tears. He pushed himself up from the steps.
"Would you like me to come with you?" Carson asked as Lorne and Rodney came down from the jumper bay.
At first, it looked like Ronon was going to say no, but then he nodded. Carson turned and looked at his spouses for a moment, to which Rodney nodded and wrapped his arm around Cait, before he left with Ronon. Once they were gone, the rest of them stood there, looking at each other in silence, the shock in the room almost palpable.
Going over to his wife, John sat down next to her on the steps and wrapped his arms around her while Sam walked over to Daniel and leaned against him.