[ Miles relaxes incrementally. He'll accept judgment; he knows how the whole situation looks. But he still feels as though he did what was best in the moment, for both Taura and himself. Refusing her would have done far more harm, he thinks.

There's a flare of stubbornness at Bel's next comment. ]

Rescue her still. Earlier if I can. She'll still have a home in the Dendarii, no matter how planetbound I become. Mark is in the same situation.