[Kareen looks down at her robe and a sick feeling swirls through her stomach. Ah. Right. Her son really shouldn't see her like this, but there was no helping it now. She just nods, grateful that Cordelia seems to live in the same spaces as the boys. That's lucky for sure.
As Miles runs off Kareen tears her eyes away from Gergor long enough to watch his small form retreat. Her voice is soft and there is sympathy in her eyes.] So... He really is Lord and Lady Vorkosigan's son. [It's a statement. She can't deny the truth her own heart knows. But it is a shame his treatments were not fully effective. All she can think is how his parents must have been so upset when they learned he wouldn't be normal.]
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As Miles runs off Kareen tears her eyes away from Gergor long enough to watch his small form retreat. Her voice is soft and there is sympathy in her eyes.] So... He really is Lord and Lady Vorkosigan's son. [It's a statement. She can't deny the truth her own heart knows. But it is a shame his treatments were not fully effective. All she can think is how his parents must have been so upset when they learned he wouldn't be normal.]