"Far from it," Yuri says smugly, watching Miles struggle to keep his indignation under a lid with enjoyment. "With the General holding a seat in the Council -- well, I suppose at court has a rather looser meaning during these times, but she couldn't be closer to it if she'd remained unmarried. No, I think the Countess is very well-suited to her position. A little progressive, but I suppose one can hardly blame her for her upbringing. Still, the years on Barrayar have done well by her. She is as proper a Vor lady as I saw at court as a boy. You almost can't tell she didn't grow up here."