Not him. That is likely the only reassurance he will receive from the other man. It's not a greatly comforting one, but it will have to suffice. Although Duv is questioning Daryl's sanity as he runs off in the snow.

Duv silently curses to himself as he makes off after Daryl, not quite as quickly due to the snow. That was one aspect of Barrayar that had taken him a while to get used to, weather. It's been a while since he missed the climate-controlled domes of his home planet.