She threw a smirk at him over her shoulder and took off at a fast lope, taunting him to keep up

Alexios gently coaxed his stallion into a canter, the pair keeping up.

Dakota laughed with joy, urging Secret faster as she neared a clearing.

Alexios easily kept up with Dakota and Secret.

Dakota hopped off Secret as she got into the clearing, giggling with joy. "What? You not allowed to have fun?" She taunted, smiling at Alexios

"What?" He asked, confused. "I have no idea what you mean."

"You just seem.....tense" She said, still smiling

"No, I'm fine." He stated.

Dakota giggled again at his confusion. "C'mon. I wanna show you someplace." She said, walking Secret and leading the group to a small beach just inside the trees a ways. She let go of Secret before sitting down and patting the spot next to her for Alexios

Alexios followed her, and looked around. "Huh... never noticed this place before." He commented.