Ax was already well-aware that humans were weird. But they had invented many delicious things, like cinnamon buns and chocolate, so they could be forgiven. Unless they had a Yeerk slug wrapped around their brain, in which case they could be forgiven after said slug was removed.

"Prince Cybil informed me of that theory," he said. "Ree. Theer-ree. I am not a particularly good fighter, however." A complete lie, but it would throw a suspicious Yeerk off the scent, and he technically wasn't as dangerous in his human morph...