Hey I'm new to the forum, and am head over heels in love with these books! I've read alot of the predictions and I agree with most of them. RM has spent so much of the series saying over and over that Rose and Dimitri have an unspoken bond, a connection that not even they can deny. For it to be all for nothing right at the end seems like a waste of time. With Roses personality, even when Dimitri tries to deny his feelings, Rose won't. She's never quit on Dimitri, and won't ever, even her relationship with poor Adrian was only a meager attempt. My thoughts is Adrian will risk everything for Rose. He's really never gotten over her and I think will ultimately die for her carelessness of him, just like Mason. As much as I'd love to see Adrian happy, I just don't see him moving on from Rose. I think Adrains death will tear her apart no doubt, and that is what I see bringing her and Dimitri back together. He's always there to put her back together after falling apart. Once she breaks out of prison, with the help of Abe, maybe Lissa, Adrian, Christian and Dimitri too, she will mostly go on the conquest for Lissa's sibling, but as RM says she goes south, prolly to find Sydney, as she is in New Orleans. My guess is with Abe and Sydneys connections and Rose's smarts they figure out where to find this sibling, because Lissa becoming Queen will be Roses Only chance at surviving the murder accusations. With Lissa as queen, Rose will prolly never be her guardian granted her past history of instability but most likely will either end up as a guardian captian, in a Strigoi seeking army or as a teacher at St. Vlads, as RM states that Rose will make appearances in the spin off. As for who killed the queen, I don't think it was Ambrose, he stuck up for Tatiana when him and Rose had the alteration about the age decree for graduating Dhampirs. But I also think your all giving Daniella too much credit for it. She seems like a very nervous lady, too sloppy and uncoordinated to pull something so sly as that off. Plus she has no motive as for her being shocked that Adrian and Rose spent the night together she obviously didn't think their relationship was that involved and like she said before she knew it was just a fling. My best guess is either Victor, who's master plan from the beginning was to start and upheaval revolution and what better way then to kill the queen, he does have people who work for him, as he's said many times. Or it could very well be Tasha, she does has the skill as she's a martial arts teacher, although I don't see much motive to blame Rose other than a quick scapegoat or jealousy over her relationship with Dimitri. I'm just not sure but I do know its prolly too late to bring someone new into the mix, so we have to analyze the books again and look for clues. But who know RM could surprise us all and make Lissa the killer, but would t you figure Rose would know? Unless she more powerful then we know... But I doubt that!