Well, the showering part is over, but the musing continues - this time on a somewhat different subject.
What are his handles on this situation? Lord Yenaro - the ba Lura - the identities of the three governors and the physical and political placement of their planets. He can steer embassy security in Yenaro's direction without too much trouble by complaining about the Autumn Leaves incident; he has no line whatsoever into the investigation of Lura's death; personal information about the governors is thin on the ground, but anybody can stare at a map...
So he finds a map and commences staring at it.
The map is hardly any help at all.
Rho Ceta, governed by Este Rond - closest to Barrayar, positioned to benefit from any conflict between the two empires by leading the charge and hogging the spoils. Granted, that didn't work out so well the first time the Cetagandans tried it, and Barrayar has only gotten stronger since. Still.
Sigma Ceta, governed by Ilsum Kety, and Xi Ceta, governed by Slyke Giaja - both on the opposite side of the Cetagandan Empire from Barrayar; both positioned to benefit from trouble with Barrayar by taking advantage of a freer rein while the rest of the Empire is distracted.
If only one of the three had been an interior planet, neither advantageously close nor advantageously far, to be thereby ruled out of his analysis - in fact, he muses, the interior planets are poorly placed to benefit from a scheme like this in general. If they tried to rebel, they'd be getting it from all sides, a veritable prefabricated ambush. But no: his list of suspects remains the same.
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Date: 2014-07-12 12:06 am (UTC)What are his handles on this situation? Lord Yenaro - the ba Lura - the identities of the three governors and the physical and political placement of their planets. He can steer embassy security in Yenaro's direction without too much trouble by complaining about the Autumn Leaves incident; he has no line whatsoever into the investigation of Lura's death; personal information about the governors is thin on the ground, but anybody can stare at a map...
So he finds a map and commences staring at it.
The map is hardly any help at all.
Rho Ceta, governed by Este Rond - closest to Barrayar, positioned to benefit from any conflict between the two empires by leading the charge and hogging the spoils. Granted, that didn't work out so well the first time the Cetagandans tried it, and Barrayar has only gotten stronger since. Still.
Sigma Ceta, governed by Ilsum Kety, and Xi Ceta, governed by Slyke Giaja - both on the opposite side of the Cetagandan Empire from Barrayar; both positioned to benefit from trouble with Barrayar by taking advantage of a freer rein while the rest of the Empire is distracted.
If only one of the three had been an interior planet, neither advantageously close nor advantageously far, to be thereby ruled out of his analysis - in fact, he muses, the interior planets are poorly placed to benefit from a scheme like this in general. If they tried to rebel, they'd be getting it from all sides, a veritable prefabricated ambush. But no: his list of suspects remains the same.