"Then that's terrifying," Miles say firmly. He loves Barrayar, he really does, but Barrayar has a bad habit of weaponizing pretty much anything in desperate times. Like ... say ... now. "You've seen one, though," he continues. "We could find it. That would be a cave worth digging out." Whatever the hell the tech is, the point is that it could be here. And if anyone has a chance at understanding and working a pile of magical bullshit sci fi properly, it's Cetaganda.