Stern gaped. "I-- that's-- that's fine." He had meant the plane Kara had modified, but if she were willing to make right by the craft found in New Mexico, he wasn't going to argue. It was, by far, the largest bargaining chip at her disposal.

"Let's talk about what you want. And then what you'll need." Not that he was authorized to make the deal, but at least he could advise her on exactly what would fly with the US Government and what wouldn't.