"She'll land on her feet. She's very smart."

"She'll be smarter when she's not trying to coach somebody on how to walk with four feet while not letting on that anything's up, at least."

"So. War. What's up with it."

<Yeerks are small sluglike creatures that can enter the body through the ear canal and control the brain, accessing memories and skills and information in order to pilot the body. They're good enough at it that they can perfectly imitate whoever they're controlling. They've conquered several planets and recently set their sights on an Earth. It has seven billion people and it will be disastrous if they succeed at taking it over. I don't think I am positioned to divulge anything about what the Andalite countereffort looks like, but magic seems like it might help substantially.>

"Dunno about our kind, actually, it's kind of small-scale. Merenre's, maybe. Dunno anything about Arda magic except that some of it is sung. The Amentans don't have magic at all but they'll join your fight if you'll give them the Yeerk planets afterwards."

"What do you mean small-scale, you didn't know Aitim was an alt of your brother when you pounced on him and you full expected you'd manage from there anyhow."

"Timothy could have mindcontrolled him. I guess if the Yeerks have a single-digit number of people in charge and are vulnerable to the Imperius we can probably handle it."

<The command structure on paper is that simple. I don't know how well it reflects the situation on the ground, or how well it'd reflect it if orders started getting handed down that were confusing.>

"It's a pity they're evil, sounds like they'd make very efficient Kitty-helpers."

<It would be really great if they hadn't turned out to be evil.>

"If Eskillimi's not going to be able to morph again we're gonna be out of translation solutions for the Khazad once Ismea's out too."

<Still a little worried that if I morph human you'll attack me. If you want you can demonstrate that you wouldn't need me to be human and then I'll do it.>

"Stupefy," says Aaron. And then, "I guess I should have checked that he didn't have heart problems or anything first. He'll probably be okay? Enervate."

He stands up again. 

<I'll morph human if you want.>

"Eskillimi thought food was the best thing ever, you should try it."

<Food is the best thing ever, she's right. But I probably shouldn't morph until she's near out of time.>

"Oh, you've tried it?"

<We've been doing combat operations on Earth for most of a year. I have six human morphs for local appropriateness.>

"Does one look like me."

<Yes. It's sort of upsetting.>

"Why's it upsetting? - Does one look like Merenre, too?"

<Yes! I figured you were imitating me but if you're not doing it then that's really very weird.>

"Huh. I wonder if there's a Kitty who looks like Minor and Miranda's kid."

<I don't really understand this alternates thing at all.>

"Nor do we."