Gage heard the grin in Asha's voice and wondered over it. How could he smile when talking about his hard past. Mulling over his, he couldn't bring the same expression to his face. "Maybe." He shook his head, then corrected himself. "Probably, but now that I know you, I want to make you happy. Even though you're a panther, you're so gentle..." He trailed off with a sigh, wondering just what he was trying to say here. "I think I must have sought you out that first day because I knew it. Somehow. Someway, I knew you." The gentle words hung in the air between them and Gage turned his head to the sky, hunting for the faint breeze that sometimes filtered down through the trees. "Are there clouds out today?" he asked abruptly.