Um, what kind of ceremony involves a flail?
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Rather than a specific ceremony, flails were sometimes carried as symbols of office. Think of it like the ceremonial mace some legislations' sergeant-at-arms carries.
That makes way more sense than anything I was coming up with. Thanks!
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