He'd been afraid that'd be Gold's answer on the matter, but there'd still been some hope that it wouldn't be. Gold was likely right, but when they all finally returned to the Enchanted Forest, maybe things would work out.

"I really hope that doesn't have to happen," Archie said, shifting slightly uncomfortably. "Killing in self-defense I understand, but you'd be going against someone with a lot of magic without any yourself. And if you did win, it's not like Storybrooke where it's relatively easy to move a dead body without people noticing something's off." He paused, tilting his head a bit as another thought occurred to him. "...Gold, I have a strange question: If you were in...Marian's...position here and hunting someone who typically has magic but doesn't, would you be worried about being seen by any of the people who were born in this world?"

His fingertips buzzed again.