Right. And off scurries Miles, too. Reluctantly, he neatens the beard rather than removing it. Then he assembles Ivan, Quinn, and Galeni, and off they go to the rescue of Mark.



Mark proves to have been pre-rescued. Miles applies his charm only to discover that a man calling himself Captain Galeni - but meeting the description of Ser Galen - walked off with "Lieutenant Vorkosigan" an hour earlier.

Hell.