Is that all. Well, he's cut off from the Dendarii, that much is true, but Barrayar is entirely inescapable. Insane stress and constant disaster ... is a distinct possibility. So is working himself half to death, if Piotr's requests so far are any indication. And he can easily manage the lack of sleep.

Can he really remake himself in a crucible as strange as this one? And - if he can - does he want to? Either he's irrevocably changing his own timeline or stranded in an alternate, neither of which appeal. He'll give the situation this much: it's made him want to go home very, very desperately. He huffs a little, gaze drifting back towards the fire. Not entirely sure what to make of that advice.

"Only ice baths here," he murmurs, almost to himself. "I'm not sure I want to break myself into pieces either. Doing that with cryoamnesia was bad enough already."