Charles had apparently tried many things with Rogue. But it seemed, life among beings who sucked the years out of you, was far better. It'd only been about four months, not even, since she came aboard that rainy night. But she'd grown incredibly, and he'd learned a lot from her too.

Todd inclined in his head. "I'd enjoy your company again." he said. Also, while her navigation on the hive had gotten considerably better, he still was not all too certain about letting her walk on her own between the chambers so he had to travel between her quarters and his own quite a lot.

Several drones were still about, their hunger only kept in check by their masters control. The remainder of them would need to be put into hibernation in the next week or so though, they'd been so long without nourishment that they were starting to weaken.