Yes, [ he answers carefully. ] If they fully knew what they had.
[ Which is to say, he hasn't let much slip beyond what his accent reveals. He can't hide that he's Komarran to Cetagandans, they've had too much contact with his home planet for that to be hidden. The fact that he's a historian of this particular time period on Barrayar and related to the Galen line however...
That part he intends to keep to himself except as a bargaining chip. ]
no subject
[ Which is to say, he hasn't let much slip beyond what his accent reveals. He can't hide that he's Komarran to Cetagandans, they've had too much contact with his home planet for that to be hidden. The fact that he's a historian of this particular time period on Barrayar and related to the Galen line however...
That part he intends to keep to himself except as a bargaining chip. ]