Not everyone over thirty is a jaded dick, Daryl. And Miles didn't "kidnap" Duv to begin with, which sort of sinks the argument already. But - he has a much better response to Daryl's question anyway. His grin becomes knifelike in an instant.

"But I am from here," he says with acidic cheer. "Just because I was pulled in from the greater Nexus doesn't make me any less Barrayaran." A pause. He's not done yet. "And while I haven't lived on Cetaganda proper, I have lived through one of their POW camps. Didn't leave me with a good impression of their hospitality."