Jasper listened to Kate's questions, trying to come up with the answers as quickly as she was asking. Eventually, he just sat quietly. He had heard of many of the things she was listening, but had never tried them for himself. Those things had been deemed unsuitable for slaves. Jasper had mixed feelings when he was made aware that they had time for a lesson right now. He focused his attention on Kate, trying to ignore everything else around him. He had to get this right, failure was not acceptable.<br/><br/>Jasper drew a sharp inhale when Kate began singing. He had not been expecting this, that children would learn in such a way. He had his head to the side slightly, listening to the letters and trying to remember them. He gave up half way through, not being able to recall most of what Kate had said. Jasper pulled his ears back in frustration. This was something children could do! His fingers tapped on his leg, needing to be doing something other than being idle.<br/><br/>"Could you repeat, slower please." Jasper asked shyly, a little embarrassed at having to ask such a thing.