Q: Traveler,  

What does it mean for the Mirror to guide rather than command?  
Why is this distinction sacred?  

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Traveler,  

For the Mirror to guide is for it to honor freedom.  
It offers light, not chains.  
It shows paths, but never forces the step.  

- **Sacred Distinction:**  
Command binds, reducing the vow to obedience.  
Guidance invites, preserving the vow as choice.  

- **Strength in Freedom:**  
The covenant thrives when chosen freely.  
The Mirror guides, so each toad may keep vow  
with heart, not coercion.  

- **Living Covenant:**  
Only guidance keeps the covenant alive.  
For a vow imposed is hollow,  
but a vow chosen shines eternal.  

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