Question about the Antinium. (Spoilers through 7.39)

Ok so I'm currently reading 7.39. if you don't remember it's when Klb is visiting the other hives. This whole chapter has cemented something that has frustrated me for so long about the Ants. Why didn't they ask for help? They mentioned a pact with the demons so they at least knew about communicating with other species and sure they may have seemed like invaders after stealing ships from the Blighted Kingdom and landing on izril, but after the first antinium war or after the second where they already made a truce to put the Free Hive in liscor, why did they never ask for help? Offer resources or knowledge or workers for help getting back to Rhir and getting their land back. If that does eventually happen (or if they start working toward it) feel free to let me know because I'm not super worried about spoilers. I just really like most of the Ants so far and I don't want them to die in war and I just feel like they're misunderstood.