[ Ugh, no. He wouldn't. He really wouldn't. There are a lot of horrible things he'd do for the sake of keeping people safe, and Wash is no Barrayaran, doesn't have the sense of honor everyone here talks about. But he keeps his friends' secrets. As far as he can, he keeps his promises to them.

And by god, he'll kill people. He'll torture people. He'll do a lot worse. But he doesn't want to have to hurt his friends to protect them, to get anything done. Not anymore, at least. ]

I didn't mean any one of those threats. Couldn't make myself carry through if I wanted to. [ Sounding tired, here, but just because he's still frustrated; ] I would've thought you would be able to tell, Vorkosigan.