[ Don't fucking tempt him, Wash. He's holding himself quite far back from that particular precipice, but that hardly means you should push him. ]

Vor serve. We serve our planet in a myriad of ways. Varied, for all that Barrayar only seems to value certain kinds of service. Choice would - devalue it. Remove meaning.

[ How does he explain this? It's too hard to get at in exact terms, but ... ]

Have I ever told you about Silvy Vale?