Four of Wands and Five of Wands

Harmony and the squabble that follows it. The Four is a settled, celebrated stability; the Five is five figures with staves, contending without much malice. The tradition reads the run as what happens once the thing is established and people start competing inside it.

Associated with friction arriving after a milestone. Read as ordinary rather than ominous, which the Five supports.

A team that succeeded and immediately began jostling. Frequently read after a growth phase, when roles overlap.

The Five of Wands is noisy and rarely serious. The pair asks whether the conflict is about the thing or about position inside it, because the answer changes the response.