Ell grinned at him, but not really a friendly grin... more of a 'I'm gonna beat your a**' kind of grin. She didn't like to lose and would take it badly if he beat her. She lost to her brothers all the time and she'd be damned to lose to a stranger. Baring down as much as she could she did her best to keep up with him, but alas her speed was just not up to par nor was her stamina. As they got closer to the stream, she started to slow down, now starting to fall behind the stallion a bit now. 'DAMMIT' she cursed to herself. Ah well... she'd get him back for beating her later.