Moonspear i'd rather be on my own, yes

The submission was not missed, nor was the unease, the tells of which any common predator could glean. The question came then, and Hydra asked with genuine interest: for what purpose? Hydra inquired, interested. Did Ying seek to take down Rusalka? Or perhaps she wanted her family to suffer, now, for their betrayal. In any case, as Hydra thought of it, she thought she might know where Ying might find some fighters. Soldiers? Perhaps. Truthfully, Hydra had yet to test their mettle herself... but trusted that when employed, they would do what was necessary. 

That was assuming Ying wished to employ a wolf. Given that, she waited for Ying to elaborate so as to know whether or not that resource would even be desirable to Ying. If it was, the salt-laden woman could tell her just how good at their work they were... which was of great interest to the matriarch, as it happened.