Quite frankly, Miles expected to be tossed out much earlier than this. Each moment that the conversation continues has him relaxing more and more. For all that this is deadly dangerous - for all that Piotr is the absolute last person he wants finding out about him - it's still his grandfather. God, sometimes he misses the old man terribly ...

But the (young) man in front of him asked a question. A hard one too. Miles would be hard pressed to answer even if he weren't stranded in the past. "A fine young man, I hope. I've learned much of strategy over the years. And I know this country very well." A slight misdirect of Piotr's stated question, deflecting towards what Miles thinks Piotr really wants to know. What justifies Miles' existence now? What's he worth to Piotr despite his physical defects?