<Or looting, yes. That's not as reassuring of an answer as I'd like, but it's still good to know no one's lying in wait.> He hesitates a moment, but, Alloran genuinely has limited understanding of humans. Certainly he's seen Human-Controllers go on a forced march and show great signs of strain but Yeerks are capable of ignoring their hosts' difficulty, to a degree.

<I fared well enough on the crossing. How are the others doing, do you think? Can they keep going?>