National Flag
A double-headed eagle saying "Aye" from one beak and "Nay" from another. Sir Roger recorded that he only learned three things in his two years at Oxford University:
- That "Aye" might be turned into "Nay" and vice versa if a sufficient quantity of wordage was applied to the matter.
- In any argument the victor is always right.
- Though the pen is mightier than the sword, the sword speaks louder and stronger at any given moment...
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