"Reporting," says Miles dryly, with just the lightest hint of sass. "Per your orders, sir."

Which he's all done with now, so he'd best get his ass in gear here, lest he find himself out on it. His expression hardens. "Duv Galeni has saved my life in the past. I owe him for that." A beat. "And - as a Komarran, he would surely have information that helps you. I found him to be smart, capable, and able-bodied." Slight emphasis on that last point. If Piotr's situation is desperate enough to permit a mutie's continued existence, can't he let a Komarran out too?