"You're not 'fine'. You need to get your arm looked at and you need to start accepting your limits." The second part was all he was going to say about what just happened. Alec lift Peter up over one shoulder this time, the bits on his shoulder and back would make it too hard to carry him across it and this way he could still favour his good leg. "You won't get stronger if you don't pace yourself. It's a marathon, not a Sprint."

Alec started to walk again, though his pace was noticeably slower this time.