Miles lets out another laugh, this one hoarser. "Oh, you know. About as well as they could be considering we've been thrown into one of the worst periods of Barrayaran history for someone looking like me to be hanging around, except for maybe the Bloody Centuries, and easily one of the most deadly eras. All things considered, I think any nascent mania is well-justified. Has anyone stopped to explain to you what's going on?"

He does spare a slightly worried glance at her hands and...the rest of her. "You should get some warmer clothing for the villagers. They'll give it to you so long as you tell them with you're the Barrayarans." He grins sharply. "Just don't let them see you talking to me."