Swords:
The Suit of Reason, of Intellect, of Self Sacrifice to Purpose.
The Suit of Air, ruled by the Lovers.
Tens:
The Lesson of the Suit is perfected.
The Ten of Swords:
The Sword becomes the Martyr, sacrificing himself for the cause, for reason, or for love. But he is the last Martyr, The Dark Before the Dawn, the catalyst of the necessary change.
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Riel:
Riel – the penultimate of Eva’s sons and her personal favorite, but by mistake her most neglected. He had no elder brother to mentor him, due to a slight mistake that dumped Tuk/Merlin off into post-Roman Britain (instead of post-British Americas – easy mistake). As the neglected son, the one who must make his own path, he is the one who receives the most personal attention from Lilith and her Get – after Cain, that is. He delves the deepest into the darkness of her society, but also comes the closest to unmaking her without super-material aid.
