Somehow Yue was not surprised when Avatar Masaru wanted the guards to let the Water Tribe woman go. He wasn't sure what it was, but something about the Avatar screamed 'I'm going to make your life difficult'. But, he didn't question it, and he was confident that he could take the woman if need be. Two more Water Tribe members came out of nowhere, these ones trying to go for the Avatar. As the water whip came towards Avatar Masaru, Yue instantly threw himself between his charge and the threat. The bender that wasn't going for Avatar Masaru knocked the two guards out of the way, freeing up the Water Tribe woman on the ground.
Yue cursed himself for letting the woman get close in the first place, because now he had three benders to fight and a target to protect. Making a split second decision, he dropped the staff and unsheathed his jian. Usually he used the staff when he wanted to keep his opponents alive, and the sword when he didn't. Right now keeping the benders alive wasn't a priority. Protecting Avatar Masaru was. But before he needed to react, the Water Tribe woman attacked the two benders. Taking them out in a very impressive manner. But Yue wasn't fooled, the timing of all three of them was just too perfect. It very well could have been a strange coincidence, but it also could just as easily have been an elaborate ruse. And he wasn't taking any chances.
Praying that Avatar Masaru would be smart enough to stay back, Yue lunged forward. In an impressive display of speed, Yue got behind the Water Bending woman and placed the jian against her throat. "If you so much as twitch, I slit your throat." He said sharply, "I can assure you my reflexes are faster than your water." Yue's attention was split between the Water Bending woman and her two friends. But still, it would have been easy to end the woman's life. He may have enjoyed the battlefield and the rush of danger, it didn't mean he liked killing people. But if Avatar Masaru ordered it, he would. It would three less Water Tribe members to deal with anyway.