I am A+ on board with a famously tough little old hill lady. DOESN'T TAKE NO BULLSHIT and brews mead in her backyard. Just maternal enough to be a little fond? Maybe lost kids or grandkids in the war idk. I'm just all about badass Barrayaran grandma here.
And April II-ish sounds good! If it's not organic at that point, that's okay too. I'm in no rush, just keeping notes for myself here.
Re: liege oath, that sounds great too. Also all about being organic there. ONE CAVEAT is that Miles ain't swearing under his false name. So. Uh. That may add to the timeline of appropriateness, since if Piotr doesn't know by then that is the point Miles would tell him. (And if it's preferred Piotr never find out because oh god please don't do that to the plot, then I'll skip Miles actually taking liege oath, but would still be deeply entertained by it being an option he considers/turns down ICly.)
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And April II-ish sounds good! If it's not organic at that point, that's okay too. I'm in no rush, just keeping notes for myself here.
Re: liege oath, that sounds great too. Also all about being organic there. ONE CAVEAT is that Miles ain't swearing under his false name. So. Uh. That may add to the timeline of appropriateness, since if Piotr doesn't know by then that is the point Miles would tell him. (And if it's preferred Piotr never find out because oh god please don't do that to the plot, then I'll skip Miles actually taking liege oath, but would still be deeply entertained by it being an option he considers/turns down ICly.)