Where Left Companion Meets Right Marshal: Distinct Roles in Zi Wei Dou Shu

Many people just introduced to Zi Wei Dou Shu see Left Companion and Right Marshal as a pair, with similar functions and scoring. Yet after the actual casting is done, it becomes clear that dropping these stars into different palaces or alongside various Main Stars yields vastly different signals. Viewing them merely as "a pair of bonus stars" is the most common mistake beginners make.