What’s the Matter, too fast for you? Vs. Protection

[Hawkeye_]

If a character with protection attacks “Ashoka, Jedi no More” and she dishes half the damage in the pool back to the attacker, will the attacker’s protection trigger?

ex. Savage Opress gets 4 successes, adds 8 damage to the pool. Ashoka uses “too fast”. Does Savage take 3 damage or 4?

[Negoldar]

Protection applies to damage coming from the Damage Pool.
 

Ahsoka Tano, Jedi No More’s What’s the Matter, Too Fast For You? does not put damage into the Damage Pool. 

Protection will not reduce this damage.