A hundred years or so later, an elderly Cordelia forgoes a memoir and instead just publishes an annotated version of the declassified Betan analysts' reports from the period, which becomes an instant comedy classic in its own way. :)

Ha ha ha yes. The marginalia there would be amazing. I imagine "you're overthinking this" showed up a lot.

Barrayar: even more confusing when they're not trying to be. Aral thought X was painfully transparent? TOO BAD, the Betans thought he was faking them out. And the Cetagandans thought he was mocking them. Which, yeah, he probably was.

I think the Regency confused the hell out of everyone. The Butcher of Komarr... steps down? Voluntarily? On a planet that thinks peaceful transitions of power is a kind of candybar? o.O?