Kate was warm against his side, but Jasper didn't let that distract him. Listening to Kate talk about Peel, Jasper wondered what his past was. He didn't want to bring it up for fear it would be too painful, or something that was wished to be forgotten. But he had heard so many stories that he never would have expected, especially that of Lord Lyons. Jasper had been able to see Peel's skills with animals and fixing things first hand.<br/><br/>He was still amazed with Lord Lyons background, going from a pit fighter like himself to where he was today. It was strange to think that anyone would want to do the same for him, of all the fighters in the pits, he felt the least qualified for this sort of thing. Jasper found himself thinking about the fighters he had known, some much more educated than he was as a result of having either previous masters who taught their slaves, or by simply being captured and forced into the position.<br/><br/>Lost in the past once more, Jasper's ear flicked at what Kate said about the memory. It wasn't much help with identifying who this mysterious girl was, and Jasper thought that there must be more. Why would he know the supposedly the name of this girl if he had only seen her once, and from quite a young age at that.<br/><br/>"Why can't I remember?" He said under his breath, more to himself than Kate. He could recall most of his past, going back to his first kill in the pits, but anything before that was foggy. It frustrated him to no end.