Dead, of course, is the immediate reply that jumps to mind, uttered dryly, but even Yuri won't stoop to being so undiplomatic in this moment.

"Don't be so quick to forget my advice," he says, arching an eyebrow, his contemptuous gaze bearing down on Miles. And then he scoffs, his contempt shifting focus. "My half-brother made a mistake in allowing his children to spend the majority of their formative years on Beta Colony. A union between House Vorkosigan and House Vorbarra is hardly objectionable, and Olivia is by far the more sensible of my two nieces, but given her Betan leanings, that isn't saying much."