[ It's just not the right venue for getting Gregor to react. He's polished and impeccable in public; in semi-private settings, with people he knows and trusts around him, he'll be unguarded.

As it is, he's immensely enjoying getting to return fire at Miles in a way that no one else would ever suspect him capable of doing, much less taking pleasure in. Gregor looks, if anything, boring and dour on the outside, all while he's sending heated hints of promise over to Miles...

He looks equally besotted back, going so far as to reach out and find his hand under the table and clasp them together, hidden from view. ]

Must we at all? [ Genuine distaste. ] I never thought I'd miss Barrayaran prudishness for envisioning me in anything the slightest bit titillating.