After a brilliant operation that greatly annoyed Cetaganda, a fleet of Dendarii mercenaries stops for a rest on the quiet planet Earth. What other rest?! For the first time, both Miles' personalities - Lieutenant Vorkosigan and Admiral Naismith - find themselves on the same time at the same time planet, and Miles himself is in the situation of Truffaldino from Bergamo, forced to play for two players. To hide his identity in a kaleidoscope of intrigue, Miles invents a double for himself - a clone, allegedly created by his enemies. But sometimes fantasies unexpectedly take on flesh...