Watching Kate write, Jasper looked over each letter carefully, only recognizing a few at this point. His eyes followed the loops and curves of her writing under where her name had been printed. That he did not understand. It could have said anything and he wouldn't know, it looking only like gibberish to him. Kind of how most words were, a mash up of letters he had had no hope of being able to read before. It hadn't been important for him to be able to read, if he could fight, that was good enough.<br/><br/>Jasper hadn't realized he had been drifting in memories, unaware of the world until Kate had tapped his shoulder. He jump slightly, taken by surprise until he focused on the mage and what she was saying. Walking to the lake? Wouldn't that put them out in the open? Exposed to anyone who may see them? What about the footprints?<br/><br/>Standing, Jasper felt Kate's arm around his waist, helping to ground him and make him feel safe even with his thoughts racing. He didn't realize where she was leading him until they were standing in Kate's room and she was asking him something.<br/><br/>"I...it doesn't matter. You can choose." He didn't want to tell Kate what to do, even for something as simple as this. It still didn't feel right to do so. Truthfully, he was fine with whichever form Kate chose. He covered up another yawn, his fangs flashing briefly in the light before his hand blocked them from view.