"I had a little bit brought into the facility already. Just a handful. Literally. It's not like I can't get more if we need it, though."

Sure enough, sitting on one of the lab tables was a little bundle about the size of an apple or a baseball wrapped in cloth.
"I had to wrap it up, just for safety. Touching it... Well, direct contact should probably be kept to a minimum in my case. I'll let you unwrap it."

"I know very little about it, but it's valuable to certain people, and that, at least, is economically good news for the spire. But, whatever we learn about it... This might not be something we want to be sharing with anyone outside this facility, you understand?"