"Yeah. That's true. I don't like it one bit myself." He lets out a windy sigh, leaning against the shrubbery around them. It's all calculated. He is pretending to be drunk, so therefore he can share his real opinions, which will be an edited and palatable version of what he can't say otherwise. If the Cetagandans are listening in, they will hopefully take this for honesty.
"Barrayarans would do the same thing, to be fair. But they'd be more honest, at least. Wouldn't dress it up like they were a guest. They'd lock them into a cell and have done with it."
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"Yeah. That's true. I don't like it one bit myself." He lets out a windy sigh, leaning against the shrubbery around them. It's all calculated. He is pretending to be drunk, so therefore he can share his real opinions, which will be an edited and palatable version of what he can't say otherwise. If the Cetagandans are listening in, they will hopefully take this for honesty.
"Barrayarans would do the same thing, to be fair. But they'd be more honest, at least. Wouldn't dress it up like they were a guest. They'd lock them into a cell and have done with it."