The wolf in charge of the training apparently felt that two adults and three children were enough to start the class - Katja made a mental note to track down and reprimand the ebons and squires who had not bothered to show their faces - and had begun his teaching. As she'd suspected, with the presence of only one fully trained individual among the wolves who had appeared, Hajime began with the most basic of defenses. A disappointment for her but perhaps she could stand as an example for him to show the children as he assisted them. So she moved with the instinctual confidence of one for whom training and fighting has been their whole life, moved with the grace given to her by Freya into a fighting stance. Her head and tail moved to be even with her spine - her shoulders rolled forward as her head pulled back, her chin tilting slightly to cover her throat. Her stance squared with her weight distributed lightly and evenly. Ears pinned to her skull as her hackles raised, her pelt appearing more black than usual with the ticking raised to display her undercoat, and her eyes narrowed.
She watched calmly and with interest as the young members of Ebony attempted to follow Hajime's lead. Svet made a good attempt for what Katja assumed was her first try at defenses - these Ebony wolves did not seem to begin intensive training so early as the vikings she was used to - and Katja made another mental note, this time to talk to Raisa about training for her children. Six months was old enough to begin basics, at least. The other wolf pup made a similar attempt, and Katja eyed her, wondering to herself who the pup belonged to. Perhaps she could convince the girl's parents that she and whatever littermates she had should be trained as well. Katja put no stock in "royal" blood, and this pup had every bit as much potential to bring the pack glory and honor. It was actually the fox who made the best effort, though, and Katja mentally gave a dismissive twitch of the ear. It was to be expected in such a bold pup - though the young fox had greatly annoyed Katja when first they met, she had shown wisdom and boldness when Val became sick and she offered to be a runner for anything the healer's needed. She was a fit companion for Raisa's daughter and Katja would make sure she was trained to the pinnacle of her abilities to protect the royal pup, though no doubt the fox would hate her for her methods.
Plotting and making plans as always she did, Katja continued to sweep her eyes over the small group.
"Speech"
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