One of these days she wouldn't feel like crying every twenty minutes, but for now she was just glad that Todd put up with it and didn't say anything. It helped, in a way.

Rogue had always wondered what Victoria's space would look like. She hadn't seen the quarters reserved for the queen when she'd been on the hive before, and she hadn't been up to imagining it during her time in captivity - she was glad of that now. The window called to her with its beautiful view of the stars beyond, but she forced herself to focus on her queen.

That smirk was returned with a small, tired smile, and she shook her head. "You wear power better than I ever could," she told her queen with amusement and sincerity. "And you've done truly amazing things since I've been gone."