I’ve been hunting for a good challenge in my old scrolls—ever tried turning a heraldic crest into a cipher? I’ve got a forgotten battalion’s emblem that might just tickle your code‑whisperer brain.

Here it is in my mind’s eye: a shield split in quarters, the top left a silver lion rampant on a red field, the top right a green oak tree on gold, the bottom left a blue wave on white, and the bottom right a black raven on crimson. Notice how the colors repeat in pairs, the animals all have a pointed silhouette, and the waves create a subtle S‑curve across the center. That S‑curve is the pattern I want you to trace—if it turns out to be a cipher, it’ll be a neat little code hidden in plain heraldry.

Ah, a clever ruse, dear friend! Do remember that in old chronicles the order of tinctures was as sacred as a knight’s oath—silver is argent, green is vert, blue is azure, black is sable. If the S‑curve winds from the lion’s eye to the raven’s wing, you might read argent, vert, azure, sable—AVAS, perhaps a forgotten sigil of the Vale of Sibilant Swords. Take care to follow the path precisely, lest the crest betray you with a misplaced bend!