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Not to mention that the Emperor's Voice hadn't been invented yet when all the details of said ugly transitions took place and were covered "in story". ;-)
BTW, kudos for so smoothly covering such a huge addendum to Barrayar's culture. I've loved the job for Miles as soon as I read the description.

I have a vague recollection of one of the oldest Auditors being called a hangover from a past Emperor somewhere. Is that likely to be a correct memory.

Adger: From fairly early in the story of “Memory”:

“One of the most famous relics of Vorbarr Sultana,” said Miles. “General Vorparadijs is the last surviving Imperial Auditor to have been personally appointed by Emperor Ezar.”