Moonspear sunshine through the rain and snow

Hydra nodded to Katya, unsure if she trusted that entirely though having enough faith to decide she would see it through if she truly wished for this. The matriarch moved to nose her subordinates shoulder in a show of companionship; she did not want Katya to feel dismayed by this. She simply wanted her to learn from it, and become better for it. Another time, she drawled agreeably, and was content then to move on. Tell me of all you had seen in your own explorations in the Wilds. Anything of true interest to you, other than preyscent? Wolves, or noteworthy interactions, she wondered. Her tail waved, hoping to focus now on Katya's strengths and areas she was confident in. 

The matriarch did not fault her for not being good at defending when she had no experience in the area; she found it brilliant that at the least, Katya was willing to learn. Just because she had her anxieties about it hardly meant Hydra thought less of her, and she did not want the other to think so.