The mutant is tenacious, Piotr will give him that. He'd have to be, to have survived this long. Piotr's eyes flash in response to meet that challenge, and his mouth tightens slightly, but he simply lets out a breath through his nose, barely giving Miles the courtesy of a nod.

"Good." No con, he says, but Piotr doesn't have any reason to take him at his word. No, he'll have to work for that -- and hard. Piotr gives the sorrel mare one last pat on her back before he properly moves out of her stall. "And when you're done in here, report to Colonel Vordesai. I'll have another job for you."