"I don't know, I think there's a lot you could do outside," Sonia says, and gives Zarya a tentative smile. "You look like you could wrestle a bear and make it beg for mercy. Not that we have any of those here on Barrayar."

In response to Zarya's question, she gestures around them with a half-shrug. "I've been living mostly in tents and military camps for the last ten years. Does that count?"