[The fact that she delivers both joy and anticipation does, at least, make Lexa happy. Finding a way to make things better for others is part of her goal as a commander, but she realizes she has to shift her thinking here a bit. This is just step one ... and she imagines that she might have to repeat it countless times before she makes it a habit.]

The difficult days are why I wanted to speak with you. Thanks to a combination of that individual showing up from my world and some help from Angel, I've learned more about a device that's inside of my neck. I believe I can access it to better help us with our goals here, but I'm having a difficult time fathoming where we should begin. [Calling the Flame a "device" feels strange, and there's a spike of uncertainty with the word, like she's trying to distance herself but it feels wrong all at the same time.]

What this can do is ... offer a technology that might heighten the technology here, offering it an evolutionary advantage. [Again, these words feel strange on her tongue.]

But as you can imagine, I don't want to paint a target on myself, nor do I want this information to fall into the wrong hands. But I think we do need to move quickly. There's a reason why this is all escalating.