Reynolds was pondering over what Yates had told him.
Reynolds: "I see, thus the reason you wanted me to apprise you of the fleet's movements. ONI works behind the curtain to counter the UNSC, letting the Covenant do the dirty work. ONI comes in, eliminate the Covenant and then take the findings to win the war. A sound and logical plan."
Reynolds continued his thinking until he hit a question he couldn't answer.
Reynolds: "By what you're implying, this tech is something the UNSC neither knows nor would care to use. So what is it and how do we use it?"