Sonia positively grins at that kiss to the back of her hand, a girlish laugh escaping her. Oh, and he's fun. Dour Barrayaran soldiers, indeed; bless them, but they do get old after a while. She can already hear Olivia's sigh of disapproval and she can just about feel the look that goes with it, but screw it. Olivia's married, and Sonia's bored, and without Armsman Gavalas around, really, who's going to stop her?

She bats her eyelashes at Byerly in response to the compliment, fully exaggerated, but the grin is genuine. "A raise from what?" she laughs, tossing her hair. "Just Sonia, thank you. And now you've got me at a disadvantage, sir."