Okay. She had said the wrong thing. It was known to happen. Leia wasn't a mind reader. She didn't know Leela's thoughts, she just knew that losing someone close could lead to feelings of it being your fault. So she had tried that angle. And failed. Just wonderful. But no matter, it was fighting. So steeling herself, Leia dodged and shifted her weight so she could kick the hunter.
Of course, the turning caused the princess to get stabbed and sliced in the side but that was really quite irrelevant. Actually, no. It wasn't. Gasping in pain, Leia dropped to the ground. But she wasn't going to give Leela an opening to kill her. Oh no. Leia had too much self preservation for that. Rolling on her back, the princess grabbed her gun and aimed, shooting at Leela;s shoulder. She wouldn't kill her, but she was done trying to be diplomatic.