Galeni looked exhausted, accompanied by a peculiar sort of irritation that even Vorlaurence rarely saw and a deeply exultant triumph;
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And ahhh, they are up to first names now, which is nearly as significant in Vorkosiverse canon as in Temeraire-verse.
"I am so glad--I knew you had not, I never doubted--"
I love that this is the first thing Laurence has to tell him, and that he sent a letter with a snarky address. And it is so neat to see Laurence's feelings on people unjustly accused of treason from the other side (and especially the bit where part of his anger is that this means the real culprit is not neutralized or punished).
Miles got me out."
"Lord Vorkosigan?" A sliver of his earlier uncertainty returned. "Are you--that is, have you truly been cleared--"
I loved this bit! So, Laurence is sufficiently familiar with Lord Vorkosigan's MO to have justifieable worries in this regard XD
(So, is grown-up Vorlaurence ImpMil? Does he, through a heroic accident, end up captain of a brand-new experimental sentient Cetagandan dreadnaught who refuses to answer to anyone but him? ;)
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Galeni looked exhausted, accompanied by a peculiar sort of irritation that even Vorlaurence rarely saw and a deeply exultant triumph;
♥
And ahhh, they are up to first names now, which is nearly as significant in Vorkosiverse canon as in Temeraire-verse.
"I am so glad--I knew you had not, I never doubted--"
I love that this is the first thing Laurence has to tell him, and that he sent a letter with a snarky address. And it is so neat to see Laurence's feelings on people unjustly accused of treason from the other side (and especially the bit where part of his anger is that this means the real culprit is not neutralized or punished).
Miles got me out."
"Lord Vorkosigan?" A sliver of his earlier uncertainty returned. "Are you--that is, have you truly been cleared--"
I loved this bit! So, Laurence is sufficiently familiar with Lord Vorkosigan's MO to have justifieable worries in this regard XD
(So, is grown-up Vorlaurence ImpMil? Does he, through a heroic accident, end up captain of a brand-new experimental sentient Cetagandan dreadnaught who refuses to answer to anyone but him? ;)