She worried he would be in pain as she washed him. He was adorable that when he splashed her and stuch out his tongue. He was playing. She watched as he wiggled in the basin. Kate giggled and spread her fingers of her right hand and shapped the water down at his feet, "You like playing. I love playing with water too. This is fun and good for you." She swished her hand in the water and flicked water between her finger. "If you decide to come home with me, there is a 500 acre lake. You can swim and catch all the fish you want. Does that sound fun? Now that your clean, do you feel like a new kitty?"<br/><br/>Kate finished by washing his chest and picked him up gently. She wrapped a towel around his back, "We both got a bath. Do you want to get down and shake? I see the mages brought you some toys and a chew toy. Wanna play while you dry? You get sleepy I will hold you."<br/><br/>Kate placed him on the white cloth on the ground. She held out a dish towel.<br/><br/>"When we get home I will get you panther sized toys and you may choose any form you wish."<br/><br/>She waved the towel in front of his face and placed an end on the ground and pulled it over his front paws.<br/><br/>"Get it. I will go slow. Use your paws not your teeth. Walk a bit. Get your strength back."<br/><br/>Kate pulled the towel behind her. "This is fun exercise Roar when you are hungry."<br/><br/>A mage healer older than Kate slid the curtain and brought him a bowl of fresh strawberries and cream. She set on the floor. "Kate where is the young man that was brought in yesterday from the Orc camp? Your brother is looking for him?"<br/><br/>Kate placed the towel in front of the bowl, "He is here. Tell Jon that the young man is healing nicely and I will introduce him later this week.  The young man needs time to gain his strength and is not able to talk. Thank him for making the scratch post and litter box. The cub I found loves it."<br/><br/>The mage looked at the cub and knelt down, "Can I pet him?"<br/><br/>Kate shook her head, "The panther is no pet, Ansley. He is a shy creature and untame. He might bite and growel."<br/><br/>She stood up and turned to walk out, "Hope you can return him to the wild. Would hate for his mom to find him."<br/><br/>Kate inwardly chuckled, "If anyone comes prowling for him. We will know it."<br/><br/>When the mage left and closed the partition behind her Kate winked at him, "Who you really are is our secret."