On this New Sea
Haralt was of the aristocracy, through and through -- quick to remind anyone making the mistake that he was not 'haralt berdanish' but rather 'haralt, lord erdurin.' fifteenth earl; various assorted titles.
Avolon: Os-Nadarra Prime Volume 1
These were not guards of the avolon security forces; they were members of the king's guard -the elite trained warriors that answered only to the king and the aristocracy.