Swords · Knight
Knight of Swords
Swift argument, a charge for a principle. Useful when the room needs a cut. Costly when collateral is not in the visor.
- ELEMENT
- air
- NUMBER
- Court — pursue: swift argument, the charge through torn air.
- MODE
- Pursue — the charge outward
- SYMBOLS
- a rider at full gallop, sword raised, trees bent backward · a storm sky, speed as weather · armor with butterfly or bird motifs, thought given wings and a weapon · a horse that has already left the question of landing
UPRIGHT
- +brave speech
- +defending a true line at speed
- +intellect with courage
- −riding into every conversation as a battlefield
- −being right as a horse you cannot stop
- −leaving wounded bystanders
- IN LOVE
- A blunt truth, a sudden defense, a fight that moved too fast. Slow the horse if you want the person still there after.
- IN WORK
- A deadline, a debate, a crisis response. Use the knight. Then send a page with the apology or the nuance.
- IN SELF
- Your mind is fast. That is a gift. Speed is not the same as accuracy, and accuracy is not the same as care.
REVERSED
The charge goes sideways — rash words, a fight picked for sport, or a knight who will not ride when riding is due.
- Blocked — the upright current exists and is dammed.
- Excess — the current is overplayed.
- Shadow — the unused face of the card.
Blocked Knight of Swords loses the nerve. Excess Knight never sheathes. Shadow Knight uses intellect as a raid.
- PAIRS WELL WITH
- Ace of SwordsThe ChariotJusticeEight of Wands
WHAT WE WILL NOT SAY ABOUT THIS PLATE
- a aggressive man, an argument coming
- say it like it is, they can take it
- you're too intense when you talk