Simon bites back a sigh. "As I said, it is becoming... salient. The rumor that you ended up in Hegen Hub due to a Cetagandan kidnapping has at least as much weight as the one where you were actually ill. I am getting indirect accusations that I was purposefully derelict." A pause to emphasize this next bit. He meets Gregor's eyes, dead-level serious. "Which is leading to rumors that I'm trying to manufacture on 'accident' to put Lord Vorkosigan back on the throne. Rumors that are not spoken of wholly unfavorably."