Yea, an nice new hive fleet coming through the Tau empire would sort a lot of problems out. The Ethereals make the Tau stronger than if the tau were left on their own. Since the Ethereals came, the tau have risen from tribes and spears, to a sector spanning empire with amazing technology. Technology that took the imperium 10,000 years to produce has been surpassed bay the Tau in under 1,500 years.
I believe that some tau would still welcome the leadership of the Ethereals, as the need to add to the cause of the greater good is all that they know. It is the basis of their very culture, and only a ambitious, hot headed fire warrior commander has the initiative to do anything about it. |