Commodore Destang was the senior military attaché for Barrayar on Tau Ceti, in charge of Sector II Security. He was not a believer in the Komarran integration scheme, and he showed evidence of prejudice against Komarrans, but he was smart enough to know when the realities of politics were against him. He particularly hated Ser Galen, due to having had to dig through the rubble of Halomar Barracks after it had been blown up on Komarr during the Komarran Revolt.