Details of Barrayar I have forgotten

[beatrice_otter]

Do we know what Padma's Da's name was?  We can presume his father's name was Ivan, as Ivan would have been named after him.  Do we know what Aral's older brother's name was, or Aral's middle name?

What are the Vorbarra colors?  Are they red-and blue like the colors of the imperium, so that Barrayaran soldiers in parade dress are in fact wearing Vorbarra livery?  Would there then be a difference between livery and a military uniform?  I'm pretty sure we only see Gregor wearing nice suits and military uniforms, we don't see him ever wear his House uniform.  Of course military uniform usually trumps House uniform, but it doesn't always seem to.

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[lannamichaels]

Considering the Vorrutyers, I wouldn't be shocked if Piotr said "hey, she was a Vorrutyer, you get her" and Count Vorrutyer said "hello no, she married a Vorkosigan" and Piotr was overruled.

I dunno. The whole bridal bed imagry in the epilogue to Cryoburn fills me with rage. HE HAD TWO WIVES. And, yes, there are two sides, he could be buried between them, THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS. It's just, her erasure *pisses me off*. Of all of them, that one bothers me the most. Yeah, she was probably honor-killed, no one cares, and even the narrative insults her.

[zdenka]

The non-mentioning of Aral's first wife in that scene really bothered me too.

I would wonder if Cordelia would even want to be buried on Barrayar, except that she made a promise to Bothari.