Top 4-Tier Guards.
They weren't hidden guards, but those walking about the place out in the open to all to see.
Of course, the biggest difference between them and regular guards was that they had access to more assassin-like skills and also had access to a range of hidden skills taught by their Veinitta Barn household.
These men were the ones guarding his office and places he considered sacred.
Additionally, they sometimes handled business for him when he wasn't around.
One could see them as caretakers and estate managers of the highest orders, running all his vast wealth for him.
They worked in his interest like spiders creating a perfect web, expanding his influence across the empire.
And to keep them completely loyal, they were all poisoned by a one-of-a-kind poison provided by the T.O E.P.
Yes.
As a member, he had this privilege.
The poison's cure was in the hands of the Morgs.