[ medea thought he was an ally too, and the swords he launched actually went through her so. maybe being archer's ally isn't such a good indicator of safety. but that's a different canonpoint, so i digress.

at felix's boasting about his armor, archer smirks. yes, it looks very solid, sure. but these are goddamn magic swords, bro. they cut through six inches of solid brick, and that wasn't even a real cut. it was just kind of an impalement thing. with kanshou, he could probably cut through that armor easier than a hot knife through butter. ]

I don't care what group you're in, you're three feet from the perimeter line I'm holding, and I promise you don't want to test that hypothesis about your armor.

[ a brief glance upwards distracts him, having seen a flicker of movement in one of the mirror's hes set up to have a full vantage point of every route to yukari, though he's satisfied its nothing he needs to intervene in just yet. ]