The Chariot and Seven of Swords

Advance and evasion. The Seven of Swords walks off with five blades, glancing back, two left behind. Beside the Chariot the tradition reads progress being made by going round something rather than through it, and declines to say whether that was clever or shabby.

Associated with getting your way by not being straightforward. Read as effective and as leaving something behind.

Advancement achieved by manoeuvre. Frequently read where the manoeuvre was legitimate and is not being described accurately.

Two swords are always left in the ground in the Seven. Whatever this progress cost, the pair says the account is not settled.