[ He smiles, now, like he remembered he's supposed to be smiling. But there's no warmth in it. There's not even amusement. There's not even a mimicry of amusement. ]
If you do that phenomenally stupid thing, I will go to Vorkosigan, and I'll tell him everything I've learned from you and everything I'm able to dig up. And I can dig up quite a lot, I assure you. I'll tear that lie of yours apart. Kick your pyre out from under you before you can even begin to immolate yourself.
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[ He smiles, now, like he remembered he's supposed to be smiling. But there's no warmth in it. There's not even amusement. There's not even a mimicry of amusement. ]
If you do that phenomenally stupid thing, I will go to Vorkosigan, and I'll tell him everything I've learned from you and everything I'm able to dig up. And I can dig up quite a lot, I assure you. I'll tear that lie of yours apart. Kick your pyre out from under you before you can even begin to immolate yourself.