Sheppard shrugged and returned to his lunch, thinking over Rogue's suggestion.

By the time Rogue returned to the queen's quarters, she'd already begun to read one of the books the other had left, pausing only occasionally to translate a word, but otherwise picking up on the language extraordinarily fast. Thanks to their telepathy, languages were little barrier for Wraith, and during her time with her commander, the queen had already learned a bit here and there.

She set the book down, wanting to learn chess next.