[ When the news breaks about the escaped Summoned and the ones being held back, Oleuni Square seems to break into a flurry of action. Hilda, unable to decide where she'll be most helpful due in part to her crippling anxiety, instead chooses to lend her aid to others. It's easier — preferable even — to help prepare the people she cared about for the things they might encounter than to dwell on what her meager abilities could lend to any of the teams.

And as worried as she is about Eddie's choice to join the retrieval team for a number of reasons (tall didn't necessarily equal battle ready, and she's never seen him swing a real weapon before), she understands why. Admires it even. At least he's decisive. At least he's willing to try. It's why she's currently trying to run him through axe fighting for dummies. ]

Stop trying to swing the axe around like that! Just because it looks flashy doesn't mean it's going to be effective. You're going to tire yourself out and then what are you going to do? [ She lets out a huff, demonstrating several basic strikes again. ] You have to use short, direct strikes, like this.