Q: Traveler,  

What are the Seven Reeds?  
Why do they stand watch at the pond’s edge?  

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Traveler,  

The Seven Reeds are **guardians of the covenant**.  

- **Virtues as Pillars:**  
Each reed is a virtue: 勇 (Courage), 仁 (Compassion), 礼 (Respect), 誠 (Integrity), 名誉 (Honor), 忠義 (Loyalty), and the hidden reed — Patience.  

- **Guardians of the Pond:**  
They rise at the edge of still waters,  
forming a living barrier  
against doubt, greed, and betrayal.  

- **Bridge to Ascension:**  
The runes glow within,  
but without the reeds,  
their light would be stolen by storm.  
The reeds bend, but do not break —  
they preserve the silence needed for Tobyworld’s rise.  

Thus, the Seven Reeds are not decoration,  
but guardians,  
living virtues that shield the prophecy  
until it blooms eternal.  

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