[Donnie supposes he can't be mad or annoyed that Leo wasn't even considering things the same way he had been. Of course Leo was thinking in terms of his safety, thinking in ways that would preserve whatever sense of security they had. Donnie just tended to think about all the things in between, letting gut sense get swallowed up by logic where things are easier to keep track of, not ignoring the past but actively wanting to improve things for the future.

He sighs, a weak smile working its way on his face as Leo continues with his admission, snorting lightly. Wow, if that didn't sound familiar...]

You know... I...kinda felt the same way, back before I was able to use any mystic abilities? But you and Raph and Mikey... You were able to use magic with your weapons without any sort of instruction and I, I just couldn't understand any of it.

[Come to think about it, he'd never really admitted this to anyone but April. Had his brothers even realized?]

The more magic we were exposed to, the more I started to wonder if I really had anything worthwhile to bring to the plate. I thought you guys wouldn't need me anymore if magic could do everything tech could do, but better.