Jasper followed Kate to her room, pausing before jumping up onto the bed next to her. He sat next to her, his tail curling around his paws, as he listened to her. Thinking about everything he had learned the past few weeks, it reminded him of his first few years of training when he had had to learn everything thrown at him, or risk doing something to get himself killed in the arena. When Kate asked to touch his neck and shoulders, he tensed. He knew he could trust Kate, but everything in him was opposed to having his back so openly expose, making him vulnerable. But there was no danger here. Slowly, Jasper willed himself to do as Kate asked, giving her access to the back of his neck, his shoulders, and back, the area he held the most scars and healed wounds. He carefully lowered his head to her lap, his ears pulled back slightly.<br/><br/>When he felt Kate's hand on his paw, he remained still, this was nothing she hadn't done before. He was a little worried when Kate told him she needed him to trust her. His ear flicked and he turned his head slightly to look up at her. He heard her remove the jar of oil and moved to pull away when he felt it on his paw. He sniffed at the oil and perked his ears to listen to Kate explain what it was and what she wanted to do. He didn't see any immediate harm in what she proposed and so he allowed her to continue, refraining from pulling away as much as he could. At the mention of his claws he extended them, noting that they were finally growing back. At least now he wouldn't be totally defenseless. Keeping a close eye on what Kate did, he felt a little guilty when Kate spoke. He hadn't meant to appear non trusting, but this was the first time something like this had been done to him.<br/><br/>As Kate continued, Jasper closed his eyes, letting out a sigh. It didn't tickle, maybe his fur helped with that, but it did feel nice. Soon, he felt himself relaxing under Kate's hands, a soft purr following shortly after.