[Firo's quickly becoming Ned's maybe second favorite person in this awful cave, just for this Guard sarcasm. Finally, a sensible person.]

Hey, don't get me wrong, I definitely see the appeal in bossing everyone around without earning it. I figure they thought of it first, and now they're "protecting" us the usual way, threatening to stab innocent bystanders... [He waves a hand, like how normal!! People totally do that!]