Wait. What? Miles freezes a moment - did he say that out loud? Shit, he did. He has to think frantically for a moment to try and salvage this.

"Not - not my real grandfather," he says after too long of a pause. "Someone in the fleet. Barrayaran deserter. Didn't like me much." He takes another long drink of wine before continuing to spin the lie. "We all called him Grandfather."