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I fear no barbarian... but my bodyguard... they scare me (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] MNByChoice@midwest.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ugh, we keep making this mistake. Gotta have rotating groups of body guard, and a secret group of body guards watching the other body guards (best to ensure all body guards are in mutually exclusive secret groups watching all of the other body guards.)

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

The Praetorians watch the Emperor

The Imperial German Bodyguard watches the Praetorians

The Urban Cohorts watch the Imperial German Bodyguard

The Frumentarii watch the Urban Cohorts

The Emperor watches the Frumentarii

The Praetorians watch the Emperor...