"Mm..." Enough of this, Miles decides. He needs more information on the real problem. "That seal of the Star Crèche thing—I don't suppose you have a picture of it?"

Yes, it turns out, she does. Miles is so pleased. To his comconsole they go, and they browse through a succession of signs and seals until they come at last to a large cube with the screaming-bird motif engraved in its upper surface.

Well. So far, so good - it seems that whatever Miles has tucked away in his drawer, it's not a piece of the Imperial regalia, or at least not this piece.