Kareen stays where she is a moment longer; she wishes she could stay there indefinitely so she could sort out all this new knowledge in her head. Timelines, dimensions... But she didn't have the luxury of remaining listless and allowing herself this right now. She was in a public space. It was undignified of the Princess of Barrayar to lose her composure like this.

After a minute has passed she stands, the child's shoe still clutched in her hands but otherwise retreating behind a cool, calm mask. She allowed Aral's gesture to guide her into the car, stepping into it gracefully as if she hadn't been running around raving just a few moments before. She sunk into the leather interior and fastened herself in automatically, then let her eyes slide shut.

Once the car was moving she took a deep breath and spoke. "Thank you for your assistance, Lord Vorkosigan. I'm not quite sure how I would have managed much longer if you had not arrived to help."