Well. That's an improvement at least. The lack of movement has the pain set at a constant instead of ever-increasing. It says a lot about his life that he's thankful for this.

"Because I'm not so stupid to think that Komarr will be ignored after this conquest," he spits back through gritted teeth. He can't talk of integration, of how Komarr's changed since coming under Barrayaran rule. Whether it was the best move for his planet is a debate for another time, but he has no doubts that Cetaganda wouldn't stop at taking Barrayar. Not when another government controlled the means in and out. What form that would take is thankfully something Duv's never had to find out.