"Thanks. I want to give the elementals a chance to settle in a bit more before I start pestering them about planets."

"Makes perfect sense. Did any of them have thoughts on another rescue operation?"

"They're in favor in principle. I might send some back to go around on their own - if I've got their amulets they can't be recaptured - and spread word, so others know -"

"Sounds like a good idea to me."

"They can't be recaptured but other stuff could happen. I'd worry. It's probably best though."

"What else could happen?"

"They'll probably get into fights. They could be hurt or trapped or scared or tricked."

"Anything we can send them with that might help?"

"I'm not sure."

"Could do a setup so they carry little microphones and can hear if the others get into trouble."

"That might be good. At least until they get into a fight with a much bigger group."

Nod.

"To get to other planets, Shadows are going to need to know just where they are."

"In an astronomical sense?"

"Like, that direction and this distance."

"I shall have people get that for them."

"And then they can see what they can do. It might be hard for Airs to actually give a whole planet air."

"We know how to do arcologies - uh, little bubbles to live in and from which to direct terraforming outwards."

"...if you can do those why aren't you already?"

"We can't get to other planets and we can't make them have seasons."

"Shadows can't move that many people. You have so many. And I'm not sure they can do seasons, I don't know how those work."

"Yeah, it won't do everything for population pressure here, but it'll be amazing for the people who can go. If you can't move all the reds what are you planning to do about them?"

"Not sure. If elementals can do seasons maybe they can do them in the rainforest."

"If they can, other people'll want it."

"It's mine."