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Seven and Seven is

Seven and Seven is… Apocalypse in 7/8 Have you ever noticed that the following lines appear on NotW p. 77? Seven things has Lady L o ckless Keeps them underneath her block dress One a ring that’s not for wearing One a sharp word not for swearing Right beside her husband’s candle There’s a door without a handle In a box, no lid or locks L o ckless keeps her husband’s rocks There’s a secret she’s been keeping She’s been dreaming and not sleeping On a road that’s not for traveling L o ckless likes her riddle raveling I’ll tell you right now, I don’t have all the answers. This is one of those that is a work in progress. The Lockless box  The first thing to point out is that whoever wrote this song clearly purports to know the contents of the box. For that to be true then the author must have been present when this box was last opened which I'm pretty sure will also be the same date as when if was first closed. With this box being described as the root of the family name that makes this...
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Lords and Ladies

1 ~ Kings & Queens  Our next step is to examine what we know of the world outside today.  Chronicler has an appointment with the Earl of Baeden-Bryt at his estates in Treya which is a days ride or about 30 miles away. The Earl is Newarre's local noble and he was granted his title by his king. Aaron is also off to Treya where he is considering 'fighting for his king and his country.' He expects the kings representative there to pay him a whole gold royal for enlisting with the penitent kings army and a royal is a Vintish coin. QED Newarre's king is a Vintish king. The two army deserters we encounter have just been through this process , they have their vintish gold coins and are now sporting the Vintish kings colours of blue and white. Now these are good enough colouring words for the decking out of common foot soldiers but if you were at the other end of the army, up with the top brass, you would wear a much finer uniform that is technically a different colour. The ...
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