Matt already felt like a little kid, despite being nearly sixteen. Kate taking him by the hand and leading him to sit on the edge of the bed only added to these feelings. They weren’t bad, not all the time anyway, and if he were completely honest Matt enjoyed having what he was beginning to consider as older siblings in Abby and Jasper.<br/><br/>He watched the way Jasper lost some of the tension he always seemed to hold in his shoulders when it was only the three of them in the room. He still kept his eyes down, but would make quick glances up to Kate’s face before dropping away once more to the floor.<br/><br/>Matt waited until Kate was seated and facing him before meeting the mage’s eye, her hand on his shoulder serving as a grounding point, and probably serving to keep him more or less in one place.<br/><br/>“Did he really mean everything he said? About taking me in? Cause that just seems like so much, and he really doesn’t need to do something like that. I know I can be a bit of a handful, and in no way am I a lord’s son…” Matt rambled, his words nearly tumbling over themselves as he rushed to get them out. Feeling Kate’s hand on his chin, Matt’s eyes were wide as he heard what was being asked of him.<br/><br/>“The last time I tried something like that I got told I was asking for trouble.” A small laugh followed as Matt used his usual tricks of making light of a serious situation. “Don’t think I’ll be at risk of losing an eye here though.” Matt grinned.<br/><br/>Jasper was a different case, a frown on his face as Kate gave him the same instruction. One ear flicked but he remained silent. The moment Kate’s hand left his chin Jasper found himself once more seeking out the floor, his gaze tracing over the patterns in the carpet. So much had happened tonight, it would take some time to sort through it all and try not to overthink as he so often did.<br/><br/>When Kate mentioned that she would pinch him for looking down when spoken to it was as though he had been shocked. His eyes quickly found Kate’s, a mixture of curiosity, worry, and even a little confusion in his green eyes.<br/><br/>Matt watched Kate with awe as she described what they could do in town, and what to expect. He returned the brief hug before jumping down from the bed and wishing the pair goodnight before running off for his own room as told.<br/><br/>As the door closed behind him, Jasper kept his head down as Kate went to change, only looking up when he heard her approach. He leaned into the hug, a soft purr following as her hand brushed his cheek.<br/><br/>“I do trust you.” He said, eyes closed. He opened them soon after, stood, and turned into his savannah cat form. The large cat, rubbed his head against Kate’s leg before sitting before her, his tail wrapped carefully over his toes.