And that was not what Leia had expected. She had expected Leela to retreat so that Leia could slide down against the wall and gather her strength before heading home to tend to her wounds. Not like she could actually heal a stab wound to the side, but that was beside the point. Leia was stubborn. Oh, she had no doubt Han would be worried but she could handle herself. Obviously she had won this particular battle, even though she hadn't wanted to fight in the first place. All she had wanted was to help.
"Your emotions are being manipulated, I'm not going to kill you..."
Leia's voice was soft. Oh, she wasn't going to return the knife any time soon but she also wasn't going to kill Leela. She only killed in self defense and as she was no longer fighting for her life? This would not be a kill in self defense. She had saved her own life by shooting Leela in the shoulder, she didn't need to kill the Hunter. Perhaps it was a matter of honer to Leela, but she wasn't in her right mind. Not with Alema's influence.