KIRA

Dara did have things to say about the riding.

She said them on Thursday morning with the precision she brought to everything, not unkindly, just completely, and I listened and acknowledged the points that were valid and did not argue with the ones I disagreed with because arguing with Dara was a specific kind of effort that I was reserving for things that mattered more than whether two days on horseback at a moderate pace had been inadvisable.

The assessment confirmed what I already ...