Tell him you want to come.

And make him rethink the whole idea?

What if he's planning to get some people together and kill you? To see whether you're going to screw things up for Barrayar?

It's Byerly. He probably wouldn't.

It's Byerly. Why wouldn't he?

Because I'm the only one with any experience with it. Anyway, you weren't worried before.

That was before he decided we should split up and he should go talk to...whoever.

She's torn, and that strange, weary look on his face doesn't give her a lot to go on. The only thing she has over him is her knife, and that's not going to make much difference if she isn't careful. But if she has more than just a knife...

"Okay," she says, firm, and again, "okay. I'll see you there."

And in the meantime, she's going to make a stop at the armory and wheedle a sword out of them.