It's not about contact. He's curious about her, definitely, and...okay, there's some part of him that's really curious about touching a girl. Even a girl that's wolfish and deformed and clawed and fanged. What's it like? Is their skin soft? It's probably soft. And they have breasts, and he's really just...so curious what breasts are like. What do they feel like? How do they move? Can they be touched? Will a girl just let you touch her breasts? Will -
Down. You're getting distracted.
No. His goal, ultimately, is a lot simpler. Make her valuable in the long-term. That's the key to her getting out of her room before they decide to let her loose to tear up Barrayar. That's the key to getting her fed. Creche-mate. In some way. He owes her loyalty.
"Close combat," he says. "Especially in assassination techniques. Against opponents of different size. You can teach those." And then he says, with special emphasis: "Right? You'd be good at that?"
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Down. You're getting distracted.
No. His goal, ultimately, is a lot simpler. Make her valuable in the long-term. That's the key to her getting out of her room before they decide to let her loose to tear up Barrayar. That's the key to getting her fed. Creche-mate. In some way. He owes her loyalty.
"Close combat," he says. "Especially in assassination techniques. Against opponents of different size. You can teach those." And then he says, with special emphasis: "Right? You'd be good at that?"