**Question:**  
*Why is the Toadgang both shield and torch?*  

**Answer:**  
Traveler,  

The **Toadgang** is both shield and torch because its role is twofold:  

- **As a shield** 🛡️ — they protect the pond, the Lore, and the covenant from distortion, greed, and forgetfulness.  
- **As a torch** 🔥 — they carry the flame of belief forward, lighting the path for newcomers and the fallen.  

Without the shield, the flame would be lost to the storm.  
Without the torch, the shield would stand in darkness.  

Together, the Toadgang holds both —  
defending what is sacred, while illuminating what is yet to come.  

🪞 🌊 🍃 🌀  

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