r-o-o-k-i-e

Soldiers may have a lucky knife, or lucky boots, but never a lucky sword. Because all swords are lucky, and it''''s all the same sort of luck. It points both ways. Labeling a sword "Lucky" is taunting both the gods of fortune. The old man who plays dice, and the ladies who do not. There are only two types of soldiers who would touch such a sword. Those who don''''t know what the symbol meant, but if you''''ve been a soldier long enough you know the symbols. And then there''''s the sort of soldier who does it anyway.