What was he planning on doing with it? What was he planning on doing with it...Yeah. Okay. God, what he wouldn't do for a glass of wine...
"If we can get it back to the Barrayaran camp without being seen, we'll be hailed as heroes," he responds, trying to sound very positive and cheerful. "Imagine - being moved to a warmer tent. Wine, women and song for us both. Or at least wine and song. Or at least song. Dreadful back-country stuff, I'm sure, but I will look forward to it drowning out that horrible snoring." Ivan's horrible snoring, but perhaps it wouldn't do to taunt dear Lord Ivan at this point in time. "Just need to evade some Cetagandan patrols - no trouble, I'm sure, for someone like you..." A hesitation, and then he offers, "Or we could find a cliff to pitch it off of."
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"If we can get it back to the Barrayaran camp without being seen, we'll be hailed as heroes," he responds, trying to sound very positive and cheerful. "Imagine - being moved to a warmer tent. Wine, women and song for us both. Or at least wine and song. Or at least song. Dreadful back-country stuff, I'm sure, but I will look forward to it drowning out that horrible snoring." Ivan's horrible snoring, but perhaps it wouldn't do to taunt dear Lord Ivan at this point in time. "Just need to evade some Cetagandan patrols - no trouble, I'm sure, for someone like you..." A hesitation, and then he offers, "Or we could find a cliff to pitch it off of."