[ And he, in turn, lifts the weapon a little further, cocking an eyebrow at her. The counterpoint to the nonfatality of the weapon: it might be less threatening, but he's more willing to use it. ]

I told you. Barrayar is a shithole. General fucking Vorkosigan reminded me of that very firmly. Personally. With the tasks he assigned me. With more technology, a little bit of burning the Vor class to the ground, it might be a bit less of a shithole.