Rogue wasn't entirely sure how the queen would react to the suggestion of 'Vicky', but anything was possible. The female wraith had certainly been full of surprises in the short time Rogue had known her, and she wasn't about to put anything past her.

"You should definitely bring it up next time you meet with her," she advised Sheppard, her smile brightening. "I think it'll help build a good rapport between the two of you, especially since her commander thinks so highly of you."

And really, the team could use all the help they could get in ensuring things went well with the queen. They were used to dealing with Todd alone, but now their plans and negotiations would all have to involve the queen in some way because of wraith social hierarchy. She was the top of their food chain, and what she said would go. They were really quite lucky that this particular queen was willing to consider other ideas than her own. Things could have gone very differently had it been the mother who survived on the missing hive and not the daughter.