[Altaïr tries to imagine a horse made of metal with no face and gives up shortly thereafter. This picture in his mind definitely isn't accurate.]
Then you're doing well. The first few rides can easily be a pain in one's backside.
[He can remember well the complaints he and his peers had made when first learning to ride. Of course, they'd been much younger than this man.
Semi-turning away, he takes the time to scan the horizon rather than get too caught up in conversation. They'd be poor providers of security if caught unawares.]
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Then you're doing well. The first few rides can easily be a pain in one's backside.
[He can remember well the complaints he and his peers had made when first learning to ride. Of course, they'd been much younger than this man.
Semi-turning away, he takes the time to scan the horizon rather than get too caught up in conversation. They'd be poor providers of security if caught unawares.]
Have you made this journey before?