It started with the perimeter report.
Specifically it started with the fact that Darius had read the perimeter report, made a decision about the southeastern coverage adjustment, briefed Cole, and implemented the change — all before telling me.
I found out from Aldis.
She mentioned it in passing during the morning training session, the way she mentioned things that were not significant to her because they were already done. She had received the revised coverage assignment from Cole the previous afternoon. She assumed I knew.
I did not know.
I finished the training session. I thanked Petra. I walked to the study with the specific walk of someone who is organizing what they want to say and how they want to say it.
Darius was at the desk.
He looked up.
Read my face.
"The perimeter ch
