Ah. The reason it sounds familiar would be right there. The Vorkosigans are big players in the whole Empires game. [If Miles was going by Vorkosigan, Bel at least knew enough to let that sit separately. That was a mess they had no intention of getting tangled in.] Not my thing.

[They blow lightly on the top of the latte, as much as the generous pour of milk had already cooled the drink.]

I've never met anyone like that at all. [Not just the physical description, but the juxtaposition sounds wild... and a bit like Taura from their own unit.] Could I persuade you to make an introduction or two?