"This is true."

She inclines her head to the bodyguard. Hello, you exist, I respect your job and acknowledge your existence as a person. She'd talk to him, if she expected him to want to converse, but that's pretty unlikely, she thinks. A Barrayaran bodyguard that's this professional would likely want to do his job as well as possible, and this involves minimizing distractions.

"Well, ready to go?"