Jasper felt Kate's hand down his back and arched into the touch slightly. He listened to what she said, offering to teach him, and at his own pace too. Lifting his head, Jasper's green eyes found Kate's blue.<br/><br/>"Y...you would do that? But why?" There was a faint tremor in Jasper's voice.<br/><br/>Why would Kate take her time to teach him? Malora had never taught him herself. She would leave it to hired help if he was lucky, or more often than not, expect him to teach himself. He was learning that Kate wasn't like her aunt, like most other mistress' for that matter. She seemed to actually care about him, including his learning. Jasper was also a little nervous about Kate teaching him, feeling he was too far behind in any to make much progress.<br/><br/>In his own thoughts he was good for one thing, and one thing only. To serve, to follow orders. For most of his life this had been easy enough, do as you were told and don't question it. But now that everything he had known was turned upside down it was more difficult to do this.