2.13—(1) A petitioner may file a reply to an answer within 14 days after he has received a copy of the answer pursuant to rule 2.17.
(2) If the petitioner does not file a reply to an answer, he shall, unless the answer prays for a decree, be deemed, on making a request for directions for trial, to have denied every material allegation of fact made in the answer.
(3) No pleading subsequent to a reply shall be filed without leave.