"Find out anything?" Roger asked, clueless.
"Baron Granashi's guards." The supervisor lowered his voice, "They are all Dusacks!"
Roger was shocked: "But they?"
"What about them? Dusacks who don't wear uniforms, don't wear earrings, don't have forehead hair, and don't carry sabers aren't Dusacks anymore? Their accent, the way they ride horses…the bow-leggedness, I could tell their origin with my eyes closed. Didn't you notice anything?" The supervisor said reproachfully, "If there weren't someone more powerful behind him, where would a minor Baron get so many elite Dusack guards?"
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All nobles of the Empire take pride in having Dusack guards.
Although often criticized for loose military discipline and debaucherous lifestyle, Dusacks are 'freemen' who owe allegiance directly to the Emperor, a status that sets them apart from the noble class.
