Her expression folds up darkly at the thought of more deaths. It's appalling, and if she says so, there's a good chance that somebody might tell her to stop expecting Barrayaran morality to match her own. So she keeps silent, but her disgust isn't quite camouflaged in her face.

It's quiet in the clearing where they stand, and she knows she's got to fill it with something. "But Barrayar's safe for now."