Legolas never missed a chance to snark with Stark.

Birdbrain may have spent most of the Battle of New York chugging the electric blue Kool-Aid of Loki's space scepter, but Tony recognized a kindred spirit when he saw one. Besides a mutual love for liquor and a penchant for pulling pranks on Capsicle and Point Break, the two could fill the coms with a constant chatter. Sarcasm, jokes, dry comments said with a straight face that could almost coax the corner of Widow's mouth to twitch upward from its scowl. There was no limit to the trouble the two of them could cause when the mood struck them. Cap had once threatened to shut off their coms after they spent an entire fight against A.I.M. referencing movies to see how many they could rattle off before Thor or Cap recognized one.

It was a partnership built on banter…words…and if those words weren't always true, then so be it. Both were used to lying and being lied to by others. Furthermore, if there was no need for words, then there was no need for contact.

As such, when Tony gave Legolas a lift back to his nest, dropping Birdbrain with more force than expected, they exchanged quips and went their own way. Tony ignored the archer's slight limp JARVIS had documented on the screen and Feathers hid it without mention. Legolas never missed a chance to make Stark smirk. But with JARVIS directing Iron Man's attention to an impressive mass of droids Hammer had released, some of which were sneaking toward the other side of town, there was no time for words.