Jasper's ears lowered a little at what Kate said. He hoped Abi wasn't in trouble and did his best to ignore what Kate was telling her even though he could hear perfectly.<br/><br/>Abigail wasn't pleased with what was said. Going from being independent, and as the mages would say, "savage", to being treated like a little girl was not sitting well with her. She made no promises about anything, not wanting to be trapped by her own words should something go wrong.<br/><br/>When Kate finished, Abigail crossed her arms and kept her eyes on the floor. Why did she have to follow these rules? She wasn't part of the household, not a slave to be told what to do.<br/><br/>Jasper looked from his sister to Kate, hoping neither one was going to get angry at the other. Hadn't there been enough yelling the night before?<br/><br/>Hearing the sound of the door to the store opening, Jasper glanced in the direction, ears picking up on the sound of boots. It was when the person spoke that Jasper turned in their direction, taking a few steps so he was more or less in front of Kate and Abi just as Marcus turned the corner.