He nods, shallowly, staring down at his hands. Then, abruptly, quietly, he says, "I don't care if I die there. If it has to be that sort of mission, that's okay." Just as added incentive, maybe. Or if Vorkosigan was thinking of sending him in to die, then this would be some assurance - he'll do the job, and then do what he's supposed to.

He swallows, then continues, his voice quiet and miserable and plaintive and completely unguarded, "Someone just...needs to help them. They're...my friends. I'll do whatever it takes. Even if it only means saving one of them, I'll give anything. I'll even give my life."