Bits and pieces. Greg Vorthys told me most of what I know. Otherwise ...

[ Hmm. That's an excellent suggestion, actually. It suits, neatly, and he can think of enough holes in his own history that would allow a clone a brief window to contact the Naismiths and be gone. ]

Yes, however briefly. They were my first stop - or rather, Beta Colony was. A much friendlier place for an escaped clone to get off to. They have this wild idea that I'm rightfully the Count's son in my own right.