He hadn't even gotten around to asking her to act as bait yet, and she'd already come to borrow something from him.
Still, considering she'd helped track down the Star Map tablet, he figured he could lend it to her. Besides, if humanity really was about to migrate en masse, bait probably wouldn't be in short supply for long...
As for the Genesis Biotech aircraft—Ethan still had several of them. Even if he used them all up, he could always go back and grab more. They weren't exactly rare.
"Alright," he said. "I'll lend it to you."
...
That afternoon, Mia came by to pick up the aircraft. She gave him a quick thanks, then stepped through the hatch and zipped off without another word.
Aside from that little detour, nothing else happened.
The territory settled back into calm.
