Kate held him closer. "What are you apologizing for? You have not done anything wrong. Oh, breaking the slave code? I insist you break them all. Starting now. Jasper, you are free always in my room. In time you will shed your past an act as if you are free. Speaking your mind, looking up, and working for money are what free men do."<br/><br/>She ruffled his fur, "In a few months these are things you can begin doing. But for now, you are still on holiday.  I am listening, speak your mind."