5 of swords as a person

Mellifluous

well, what i wrote does not address the issue you mentioned in reply, so maybe it does not apply in this case and that's fine. it is just yet another possible aspect of the card.

if it did apply, it would be to him (not you) as the card was drawn for/about him. so, you would have needed empathy for him.

however, i'm glad to see the thread is helping you get some insight as to what the card is saying in your particular context. :)