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Count: "Other than that, how was Kyril Island, Lt. Vorkosigan? You didn't vid home much, your mother noticed." |
The people of a territory can petition the Darrian Council to remove their knight if he does not do a good enough job representing them. Such a petition must be granted after which the knight is usually transferred to a territory with few or no people, where he "can't do any harm". This is considered a great disgrace and effectively ruins the knight's further career in government.
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"There's a ship leaving for Eastwatch by the sea tonight. From there I'm afraid its a rather long walk to Castle Black. I hope you enjoy the Wall. I found it surprisingly beautiful, in a brutal, horribly uncomfortable sort of way."
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