a fate you can't a7laam sex avoid, from a7laam sex the moment she discovers your existence."
The clone waved the a7laam sex phantom Countess Vorkosigan away. "A null factor. She
is nothing in Barrayaran
a7laam sex politics."
"Is that so?" Miles muttered, then controlled his tongue. No time. "And
yet you'd continue, knowing Ser Galen means to betray you to your a7laam sex death?"
"When I am Emperor of Barrayar-then we shall see about Ser Galen."
"If you mean to betray him anyway, why wait?"
The clone cocked his head, eyes narrowing. "Ha?"
"There's another alternative for you." Miles made his voice calm,
persuasive. "Let me go now. And come with me. Back to Barrayar. You
are my
brother-like it a7laam sex or not; it's a biological fact, and it won't a7laam sex ever go away.
Nobody gets to choose their relatives a7laam sex anyway, clone or no. I mean, given a
choice, would you pick Ivan Vorpatril for your cousin?"
The clone choked slightly, but did not interrupt. He was beginning to
look faintly a7laam sex fascinated.
"But there he is. And he's exactly as much your cousin as mine. Did you
realize you have a name?" Miles demanded suddenly. "That's another thing
you don't get to choose on Barrayar. Second son-that's you, my twin-six-
years-delayed-gets the second names of his a7laam sex maternal and paternal
grandfathers, just as the first son gets stuck with their first names. That
makes a7laam sex you Mark Pierre. Sorry about the Pierre. Grandfather a7laam sex always hated it.
You are Lord Mark a7laam sex Pierre Vorkosigan, in your own right, on Barrayar." He
spoke fester and faster, inspired by the a7laam sex clone'a7laam sex s arrested eyes.
"What have you ever dreamed of being? Any education you want, Mother will
see that you get. Betans are very big on education. Have you dreamed of
a7laam sex escape-how about Licensed a7laam sex Star Pilot Mark Vorkosigan? Commerce? Farming? a7laam sex We
have a family wine business, a7laam sex from grape vines to export crates-does science
interest you? You could go live with your Grandmother Naismith on Beta
Colony, study at a7laam sex the best research academies.
You a7laam sex have an aunt and uncle
there too, a7laam sex do a7laam sex you realize? Two cousins and a second cousin. If backward
benighted Barrayar doesn't appeal to you, there's a whole 'nother life
waiting on Beta Colony, to which Barrayar and all its troubles is scarcely
a wrinkle on the event horizon. Your cloned origin wouldn't be novel enough
to be worth mentioning, there. Any life you want. The galaxy at your
fingertips. Choice-freedom-