Dakota walked to the arena, beginning to jog then lope. She set up 3 poles to make it easier on herself before beginning to lope the barrel pattern

Dakota sprinted a couple runs before sighing with a smile on her face, the kind that only showed itself after doing barrels with Secret. She untacked and groomed out the mare before turning her out and cleaning up the poles. She walked back inside, the smile still on her face, and got dressed. She went over to Nate. "Hey, you okay?" She asked softly

Dakota's smile dropped quickly. She went and took his hand, not believing him for a second. "Nate, what's wrong?" She asked quietly, stopping him from doing anything else

"Nate..." She said quietly, watching him with her arms crossed

Dakota jumped, surprised by his outburst. She watched him, confused, as he stormed off. She sighed, not following why he was so upset. She began making the food he'd started