[Ah, the benefit and downside of having new blood in the mix all in one swift kick. Ankh seems content enough with the answer, or...at least he's going back to eating.]

Clinging to the old ways of secrecy for the sake of secrecy would be a mistake, with Nightfall coming. Who knows? Maybe you can make enough little ants before then that their art won't be completely wiped out despite their past foolishness.