But instead of loosening her up and putting her in the mood to socialize, the preparations had just wound her up even tighter than she’d been at dinner. It was so bucking frustrating! Honour was supposed to be there to have a good time -- and she liked Castlerook, damn it! He was a good colt, and a good guardspony, and had been a good friend in the past, too. Even managed to fill in the empty conversation where she’d been quiet. And he hadn't tried to pull any slick moves on her. That invitation to a date had been as casual as it could have been. So why was she feeling so cold now that she was out with him? Was it just the fact that it is 'a date', and she hadn't been on one of those in over a year?