[ Miles would have dragged her back to Barrayar himself if he'd thought it would make Taura happier. But this suits. ]

Quite a group of them by now. Tung is the real brains of the operation. A real war history fanatic, idolizes you completely. His mouth about hit the floor when he met you during the Hegen Hub conflict. Bel Thorne is a captain and a Betan hermaphrodite. They're one of my best, very clever and intelligent. Elli Quinn is essentially my second in command, though. Dangerous, brave woman - a lot like Tex really. And then Elena Bothari, of course.