<div class="floatleft">(http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/350/3/b/leo_by_jennyverse-d8a4zeh.jpg)</div>Leonardo couldn't say he was<strong>that</strong>surprised to see Splinter parry his attempt to attack her so easily. She hadn't become a master ninja just by being so good-looking, after all. Leo typically considered himself lucky if he could even manage to directly strike his Sensei once during a sparring match. Defeating her didn't even seem within the realm of possibility. Even if all four of the turtles attacked her at once, Leonardo didn't think they'd be able take her in a direct fight. What did surprise him though, was the way that she moved into and pressed herself against his body.<br/><br/>"Doubt? N-No...I..." Leonardo trailed off with a shiver as she breathed hotly against the side of his head; looking at her in bemusement as she looking at him suggestively. They were so close...was she going to kiss him? He throbbed almost painfully at the thought, reminding him that he was still sparring with a full erection. Splinter may have kept his practice blade from making contact with her body, but the same couldn't currently be said of another blade protruding from his waist into hers.<br/><br/>But that contact lasted only seconds, and then Splinter was on the move. He wasn't given time to consider her question this time, and was forced to move to defend himself as she attacked. The sound of wood striking wood reverberated through the room as Leo raised his sword to block her overhead strike, pushing her blade away from his head. "It's not that I don't trust them." He forced Splinter back suddenly in an attempt to push her off balance. "But they have to learn that their actions can have consequences. Both good and bad." He chose to go in low for his next attack, and aimed his next swing at her shapely legs as he moved forward after his Mistress. "I know they can handle themselves. But I don't want them to get hurt."