"Well." He gives a small shrug. It is in his best patriotic interests, of course, to get her to fight for Barrayar. To get everyone to fight for Barrayar. Every person on their side could mean a battle lost or won, and every battle might mean the outcome of the war. But...something deeper, some pang of conscience that runs deeper than his patriotism, makes him say, "To be completely fair, Cetaganda would be more likely to help you than Barrayar would. Just from the perspective of technology."

He hesitates a moment, then shrugs again. "Though on the other hand, they very well also might try to weaponize the virus. They're quite fond of their vicious biological agents on that planet."