[Her eyes flick over at the guards then up where presumably the cameras are, back to him, and she gives him a disbelieving look. She's hardly going to spill her every thought right here, to him. The Cetagandans are not operating under the same assumptions as he is about her loyalties, but they seem to more or less trust that she's not a flight risk or going to attack them and she'd like to keep it that way. The more neutral she's seen as, the better chance she has at diplomacy. And, perhaps more importantly for all of them, exotics and Barrayarans alike, the less likely the Cetagandans will be to interrogate her, to take advantage her knowledge of Federation technology.
So for now, she stands again, resisting the urge to give into her temper, her fists clenched at her sides. Still, her next words come out more sharply than she intends.]
I will, as I said earlier, speak to Zahal on your behalf.
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So for now, she stands again, resisting the urge to give into her temper, her fists clenched at her sides. Still, her next words come out more sharply than she intends.]
I will, as I said earlier, speak to Zahal on your behalf.