While she heard his explanation of why a defensive stance was so important and listened as he defined his point. She felt that she was a very long way off from calling this a natural position. It wasn't going to take a lot of re-education for that to be true. And while she stood with her limbs locked into the placement that he found satisfactory, the near-invisible tremors of anxiety that ran through her rigid frame could be picked up on by a careful eye.
It took a moment of consideration before she realized his next command wasn't meant for her. With a flick of her ear and a hesitant panning glance, she found Sirius' feline companion, just as she disappeared to complete her task of retrieving a coat of sorts. Presumably for herself, judging by the context of the Warlord's words. But it was difficult for her to fathom what use it would be. Though, she wasn't given much time to think about it, before Sirius' attention was right back to her and their initial training session.
He explained how defending herself wasn't going to be good enough. She didn't quite know what he meant by that, because defense was hard enough for her to imagine on its own. As he implied she would be expected to attack someone, it left her at a loss. When he went on to explain their next drill, she wanted to buckle then and there from the stress of her mental blockade. How was she going to force herself to comply?"S-Stalk?" Adelina knew what he meant, but couldn't begin to break the conditioning of her previous life. Her focus fell to the space of ground between her paws. If this was balance, she didn't know how to maintain it while moving, and she had a feeling that the narrow base and hunched shoulders that she was comfortable with weren't exactly what he had in mind.
