Marco's first instinct was to draw back, and get out of the way of any attack - but she was too quick, so he was left standing there feeling stunned as she both kissed him and hit him.

He wasn't quite sure if he'd come out of this ahead or behind, in the end.

"So much for 'ninjas prefer to be spur of the moment then," he said, quirking his lips into half a smile. "And you didn't ask me."