That Lieutenant Kilfeather of the First Air Wing, for example, staging a 'Pas de Sabots' -- what a scandal! He wasn't noble-born, but as an officer, he had the rights of a noble when it came to such ancient customs. And now the gentry -- both within the guard and without -- were calling for his head. All while the rest of the guard merely tried to tread a careful line between the old-style feudal system and the new-style meritocracy.