Moonspear m'lady is vicious

Desdemona's admission was answered with a wolfish grin; that is remedied easily enough, she hummed, waving her tail. Hydra would not begin immediately; she remembered too well Katya's own reaction. Are you comfortable with sparring? She asked, candid. Hydra hardly wished to inspire such a fearful reaction in her subordinates unless they disobeyed her or displayed blatant disrespect. Katya had said she was prepared to learn when she was not; still, Hydra would trust the words Desdemona spoke to her if she decided she was ready. 

The way of her jade-eyed subordinate was such that Hydra felt it was not in her to say what she did not mean, and to also be perfectly plain about it. Hydra could not recall any embellished speech from Desdemona, only that she had been by Alya's side when Alya had needed her. Her gratefulness extended to this point of patience and not immediate engagement prior to knowing for certain if Desdemona was comfortable with what Hydra suggested.