<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Leonardo</strong></em></span><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/352/3/2/splinter_by_jennyverse-d8a97sl.jpg)</div>She'd taught her sons to be decisive and quick, but the matter at hand would take more than a passing glance.  Splinter took this into account as she awaited Leonardo's reply.  She was just about to give him some stinging physical motivation when he finally spoke cohesively on the subject.  He was taking a stance both for and against them, which she'd assumed he would.  No answer should be clear cut when it came to family.  There were always good and bad sides to each situation.<br/><br/>Splinter parried his arc neatly, as if swatting a falling feather from her view.  She came around him at the side that was unguarded and ducked into his personal space.  Her wooden blade caught his behind her, keeping it from making contact with her body as she pressed her front against his.  Her breath came hot at the side of his head with the tone of a lover.  "Very good. You condone their actions, but not their haphazard manner. But does that convey a sense of doubt in your siblings' choices?"  She pulled her head back and glanced down at his lips, as if she were about to kiss him passionately.<br/><br/>In the next instant, she had twirled away back into a fighting stance.  "Do you distrust your brother and sister? Would you punish them and show them that you do not believe they are capable of good judgement or their ability to fight if the stranger had indeed been a threat?"  She lunged, coming down with her weapon to make him fight while thinking.  "Or is there more you're not telling me, Leonardo? Do you know more about the incident that you are unwilling to tell your mother?"  She knew he had more than likely told her all there was about the situation.  Splinter just wanted Leo on his toes, having to think of more than one issue at once.  It was the best way to sharpen his mind.