Another adventure with Miles Vorkosigan, who travels with his cousin Ivan to the funerals of the Empress of the "enemy" empire that attacked the Hegen Hub in the last book.
Here as the arrive there, they are aborded bay an unexpected attacker who loses his hand gun and a curious item in the fight and runs away.
After that... Miles finds their attacker has killed hismself just where the funeral ofrends where been sent, that makes Miles suspect that the attack is something bigger than expected.
