"Well, I'm glad to know I can provide you with entertainment on a dull day, sire," Miles snaps back, a little bit more scathingly, before he can catch himself -- Dagoola still haunts him in little ways, but he quickly recovers his composure, closing his eyes and shaking his head. Damn good thing they're alone out here in the corridor. "Sorry. This is all just -- getting to my nerves, I think."

He rubs at his face tiredly, stifling a sigh. "Look, I think as long as we keep our heads down and do whatever menial jobs they assign us to, we'll get home all right. This isn't going to be rehash of the Vervain episode if I've got anything to say about it."

Yes, Miles, because you've got a stellar track record of keeping your head down and doing as you're told.