Being this close to Kate, Jasper felt safe. He knew she would never allow anything to happen to him, and he was the same way towards her. Jasper had taken a vow to protect Kate, and he would never go back on that. Even if someone were to barge into her room he knew he would be meeting them head on.<br/><br/>But for now it was time to relax and enjoy one another’s company. As Kate spoke of work and school, the time seemed so much more limited. His ears back, Jasper nuzzled Kate’s thigh where his head rested.<br/><br/>Feeling her fingers at his neck, Jasper first tensed, having enough experiences with hands around his neck and collars choking him, but it didn’t last long. The mention of the collar had a shudder running down Jasper’s spine as he remembered the awful metal. A sad mew escaped before he could cut it off, and Jasper turned away as a result.<br/><br/>He let Kate hug him and cover him with the quilt, moving a little to get comfortable. Her question had Jasper thinking. These sorts of things he usually left to Kate to decide. She was always so excited to show him new things, to have fun, and he let her, it was good for him. But when the decision was given to him Jasper felt himself freezing. He didn’t know. He knew the freedom to choose was something he had now, not just with what Lord Lyons had given him.