I did entirely forget to write about the letter and for that I am sorry, but lets see the rest;
you gave no mention of what the 'wild hives' are.
There is no such thing as being adapted earth or jovian.
The Vorglockie are ready for jovian worlds but there was no mention because they still live on an earth like planet.
YOU told ME that something like a lack of princes wouldn't spread to other hives and the hives that left on the pilgrimage most had princes still in them, if you don't understand read your own comment.
It is NOT a floating continent of peace and happines it is a floating continent of warlike, revenge hungry, unified and high tech bug creatures, who are feeling at the top of their spirits.
The hatch modification, if I forgot that then just remind me next time rather than wait till now.
Because the Ornalords are also the science caste and they have been spending all this time fighting a losing battle, then somehing comes along and saves them asking for nothin in return, and then their god asks demands that they leave and never have contact with their modern saviors again? figure it out
And on top of it all YOU said that I should write what I THOUGHT SHOULD HAPPEN, this is what I think should happen, your species is in its golden age, their faith reinforced increadably, honestly.