Samus tilted her head slightly at the girl, her tail giving a few uncertain wags. It seemed as though every time she brought someone here they were... ungrateful. She couldn't quite understand it. All she wanted to do was bring out the talents in other wolves, to show them the skills that they already held inside, whatever those might be. And especially for a former member of Spirane, the masked girl needed to at the very least try. It wasn't out of malice, and it certainly had little to do with her own power or prestige. She just had the strangest desire to help, but help in such a way that those she gave her time to would leave better for it. She huffed softly, a noise of concern as the girl seemed to sink further and further into the ground.

Her quiet statement caused Samus to furrow her brow. Hiding could only do so much against these powerful, dangerous beasts. Not to mention the smattering of deaths and attacks that had happened recently. "I don't think ya understand." Samus said gently, lowering herself down slightly, figuring that perhaps her towering form was intimidating the pup. "Yer young, still. Hiding can only do so much, cus then what happens if someone finds yer hidin' spot?" The question was rhetorical, but there was a genuine sort of quality to Samus' voice that didn't read as patronizing or placating.

The girl's next words, however, caused Samus to frown. It was similar to what Abel had said, that he was a cripple, someone who was useless to the pack. Naturally, the masked girl had little idea of what the captive thought of herself, and what those words meant to her. But Samus grew angry, not at the girl, but at whoever had put those ideas in her head. "Listen, lil' one, that ain't true. If I didn't want ya here I wouldn't have stolen ya. I'm not sure what yer afraid of, but I promise ya... just stick it out here, fer a while, you'll see." She tilted her head slightly, straightening up and preparing to lead the girl further into the packlands. "C'mon. Yer stuck here for a while anyways. I got some food for ya at my den."