"If they do that, we hit them back. Somehow," Jake replied, lips set into a thin line, jaw clenched as he considered his options. "We outsmarted the Andalites, we can figure out something else with these people. Just igve me some time. Besides, they need to know that no one is sending any of us into harm's way. Not you, not me, not Cassie or Ax or Tobias or Rachel. The only one who gets to make that kind of call about the Animorphs is-"

Him.

"...me. Us. I don't want us getting killed because someone on their stupid Council thought we'd be useful."