[ It takes him a moment. Even now he's hesitant - even trusting her this much. Lakshmi's secrets are no less dangerous than his, to be sure. But Miles' would have a more immediate effect. Starting with a very unpleasant interrogation session with Piotr.
... Which is different from her situation how? Surely she'd be in much the same boat. That is what pushes him over the edge: he thought that she is equally in need as him. It seems unbalanced. Wrong. She ought to have leverage on him too, it seems.
He pitches his voice low so that only she can hear him. He'll let her guess at the implications of his last name - and his title - before he clarifies. ]
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... Which is different from her situation how? Surely she'd be in much the same boat. That is what pushes him over the edge: he thought that she is equally in need as him. It seems unbalanced. Wrong. She ought to have leverage on him too, it seems.
He pitches his voice low so that only she can hear him. He'll let her guess at the implications of his last name - and his title - before he clarifies. ]
My real name is Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan.
[ Titles and all, since she clarified hers. ]