Reckless though she may be, she also knew a warning when she heard one. Still, with so much possibility within her grasp, it would be hard to cut herself off again. Of course, she'd rather be breathing free air than live a slave to the United States government.

Slowly, she nodded. "Thank you, sir." She turned away again, finding it much easier to talk to the man when he wasn't sizing her up with such sympathetic eyes. "So maybe you can start by telling me what you already know, and I can carry you the rest of the way?"