[ He rubs at the wound - both his own and, rather more metaphorically, at Miles'. ]
You want your clone-brother Mark to become Lord Vorkosigan? He'll love that. Almost as much as he'll love being forced to have children and become a father himself. [ Not that By knows that much about Mark, but given his apparent attitudes towards marrying the lovely Kareen Koudelka, he doesn't seem keen on traditional family structures. ] You're not just determining your own life. As Lord Vorkosigan, you're determining his, too. And you're depriving the graceful Ekaterin of a worthy partner - dear lord, she'll probably go on to marry Alexi Vormoncrief after all, the lout.
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[ He rubs at the wound - both his own and, rather more metaphorically, at Miles'. ]
You want your clone-brother Mark to become Lord Vorkosigan? He'll love that. Almost as much as he'll love being forced to have children and become a father himself. [ Not that By knows that much about Mark, but given his apparent attitudes towards marrying the lovely Kareen Koudelka, he doesn't seem keen on traditional family structures. ] You're not just determining your own life. As Lord Vorkosigan, you're determining his, too. And you're depriving the graceful Ekaterin of a worthy partner - dear lord, she'll probably go on to marry Alexi Vormoncrief after all, the lout.