Before Kate, Jasper would have wanted to be alone, to think to himself without others around. But now he wanted to be with Kate, they didn't have to talk, just having someone who cared be near would be enough. He wanted to snuggle, and be loved, comfortable in the presence of someone else.<br/><br/>Giving himself permission to do anything was difficult, let alone being happy. He hadn't wanted to drag Kate down with him, she had been happy and now she wasn't. Jasper blamed himself, like he did with so many things, like he had been trained to do. Malora was right, once tamed he was obedient, just as she had wanted.<br/><br/>Jasper didn't say anything but pulled closer to Kate, placing his head on her shoulder.<br/><br/>"Why is this so hard?" He asked. Taking orders was easy, fighting was easy, this, this was far from it.