"When we reach the top, I'm gonna collapse while you rub my arms again," she answers with a grin, then takes a sip of the water he's offered her before she passes it back.

She doesn't think he would judge her if she needed to turn back, but she knows she would judge herself. That's not a good reason to push herself too hard, not when she relies on being able to use her hands, but she wants to do this. She'll be safe, though. She wants to be safe.

"Don't worry about me," she promises. She kind of wants to kiss him, but this isn't the best place for it. "I'll let you know."