"Either they'll take you or they'll contact some of their allies. Or perhaps even allow you to stay on Earth." he reasoned. "I highly doubt they'll reject you entirely. They're not that sort. Except when it comes to Wraith." he added.

They left the kitchens and headed back to his chambers.

But what if they did say no entirely?

In a few years the new queen will be old enough to settle into the hive, and he'd no longer be able to keep an eye on Rogue, perhaps the queen would even kill her for being too much of a hazard.