Her eyes widen a little with Halibel's question. Could she read her mind? It was kind of creepy. Nevertheless she replies with one word, her voice filled with resolve and determination.

"Yes."

Skill to protect was the one thing Orihime wanted more than almost anything. She wanted so badly to return the favor paid to her time and time again by her friends, the strength to stand by them in any situation, to not burden them on the battlefield. If she could learn those things here then maybe being in Exsilium wasn't so bad.