Sixteen Horses

The horses feel almost like symbols or characters themselves. I'm curious if the author had a specific reason for choosing this motif or if it evolved naturally during writing.

I appreciated how the suspense simmered beneath the surface, but I wonder if that was intentional or a happy accident of the storytelling.

The story jumps between timelines in a way that kept me guessing. I'm curious whether this was a conscious choice to mirror the characters' fractured memories or something that developed during drafts.