"If they did this intentionally, they made a poor choice of planets to draw from. Komarrans aren't known for their fighting spirits," he replies dryly. If Cetaganda had done this intentionally, they must have been aiming higher than Komarr. Not that the implications of that are good.

He nods in understanding. He isn't eager to see his countrymen thrown into a conflict where one side despises them, but he'd rather know sooner than later of their appearance.

"And perhaps there will be someone else from Chorus." Because how many different universes can there be to pull from? Spoiler: it's a lot.