"I'm pretty sure a Vorkosigan would impale themselves on their sword before failing their duty," Ivan mutters, before going back to his mother's question. "All of it, mostly. My first posting right out of the Academy was to Ops HQ and I didn't do much traveling. Except for the trip to Cetaganda and my year-long posting to Earth."

It hasn't been a bad life. Ivan's certainly never felt the need to complain about anything other than the close proximity of his relatives and the ability of one of those to drag him into trouble.