Guard Captain Maxim Everhardt was the fanatical captain of the Seleucarian guard who fervently protected the honour of Prince Mycale, his lord to which he swore utter fealty, against rumours of ghoulish pedophilia. It was Maxim that spread public notices discounting all hearsay of the Prince's sinister habits; however, this was not out of protection for Mycale's privacy, but genuine belief in the inherent good of his lord. When he finally did discover Mycale's hideous secret, Everhardt murdered him in a blind rage, and was apprehended. His successor, Eteocles Tarraquene, issued a public security document which dispelled rumours and kept the incident at large a secret.