thoughts from rereading Warrior's Apprentice

"I blame your mother, you know. Always pushing that egalitarian tripe..."

"Oh, come on," Miles was stirred to object. "Mother’s as apolitical as you can get and still be conscious and walking around."

"Thank God, or she’d be running Barrayar today."

(Oh Piotr. Yeah, I think that was Piotr going "apolitical, my wrinkled vor ass.")

me: oh MILES. Right, he was 17 when he declared his mother was apolitical [this is a statement we quote and laugh at FREQUENTLY]
niq: 17 and dumb? very vor?
me: huh no actually I wonder if he assumed that because she didn't politick like a woman: he's known Lady Alys his whole life
niq: how fucking apolitical did he think killing the pretender was of her? She politics like a betan. she educates.
me: I knowwwwww. Also she sees how much she can poke Aral to support--so Miles probably thinks his father is VERY LIBERAL for putting various bills up to the council, not having quite figured out that his mother practically wrote them, because he is DUMB
niq: But, no, seriously, I mean. it's not like Miles would be unaware of his mother's role in ending the pretendership. That was not very apolitical of her, honestly. I mean, even for going in to rescue her kid, still?
me: Tish. that's not politics, that's WAR! Seriously he's wee.
niq: er. right. because those are so very different.


Oh here's another good quote. Aral, WHAT was that turn of phrase?

"You must excuse me. Duty calls. I have to go feel up that rampant creeper Vordrozda, for the greater glory of the Empire."

me: Hmm, I wonder when/how Miles swore oath to Gregor. He didn't make it into the academy, so he didn't swear as a soldier, but he has sworn directly to Gregor (it comes up when he was taking Mayhew's oath). Oh god. I bet they were like, five and ten respectively and playing Vorthalia the Bold, and Bothari was like, "..........................." and Aral sort of facepalmed when told.
niq: heh
me: and when told what a REAL and SERIOUS and LEGALLY BINDING oath he had taken, Miles was like YAY I AM JUST LIKE VORTHALIA
niq: snort.
me: tell me I'm wrong
niq: it'd be adorable and facepalmy