"Are the Arn a figure in the war?"

<They are not. They are isolationist and, ah, angry with us because we released a biological weapon that killed nearly all the Hork-Bajir, after the planet had been lost to the Yeerks.>

"...to deprive Yeerks of hosts?"

<Yes.>

Nod. "Yeerks don't want the Arn themselves? Or their species-designing tools?"

<The Arn redesigned themselves when they first became aware of the Yeerks to be impossible to command in that manner. The Yeerks of course attempted to wipe them out or coerce them some other way but found themselves outgunned and decided that isolationist Arn were better than unwillingly involved Arn.>

"Hmm. Any chance they'd be more receptive to us than to Andalites? We could use ecosystem-designers anyway."

<I can imagine they might be receptive to an offer to implement one of their ecosystems somewhere and take good care of it.>

"Lovely."

<And once you're caught up with starships and can defend yourselves lots of societies will be open to trading with you.>

"What a time to be alive."

...mixed-feelings tail-swish.

"I'm sorry, I know it's not nearly so convenient for you."

<I am looking forward to seeing the Yeerks defeated.>

"I will do my very best to deliver you that outcome."

Places clean and integrate or send to Miolee their reds. She sells land and sends Miolee resettlement and decontamination money. Some places she comes out a bit ahead and some places quite a bit behind, depending how much hazard pay her security needs. She sends Miolee detailed expense accounts so they know she isn't cheating them.

Miolee appreciates that.

And Anitami factories make the pieces of a starship, and Anitami rockets take them into space for assembly.

So exciting!!!

It is time to start training people in space tactics. Andalites do that.

Space tactics are fascinating and they have very well attended lessons.

The Andalites are really charmed by Anitami greys. 

Anitami greys like Andalites too! Glorious space combat over planets versus evil aliens: best kind.

The Andalites so very much agree. They start planning for the return to Earth.