At that point, she wanted to bury herself, but she soon realized she never really heard the stories. They weren't particularly taught, or even told by families, not even theirs, and definitely not in the times they were living. The focus wasn't as much on teaching kids about their past, but getting them prepared for the future. Hero education was way more important, than some stories that may, or may not be real.
She backed off, not knowing what the lion was going to do. She was also confused. What should she do in this situation? If the Nemean was entirely resistant to cuts, than what other way was there to damage him? After thinking about this for probably longer, than she should have, the lion pounced, and was already ready to claw her into multiple pieces. Now, of course, that's not really something she'd stand for, thus jumping away, not really knowing what to do after.
