Seven of Wands and Seven of Pentacles

Defending something and waiting for it to grow. The Seven of Pentacles is a figure leaning on a hoe, looking at what has come up so far and deciding whether it was worth it. Next to the Seven of Wands the tradition reads a long effort being both protected and questioned by the same person.

Associated with sticking with something through a slow patch and privately assessing whether to. The pair holds both without resolving them.

A project defended externally and doubted internally. Read as the ordinary condition of anything that has taken longer than expected.

The Seven of Pentacles is a pause for assessment, not a verdict. The pairing suggests the assessment is legitimate and that it has not been made yet.