[He shakes his head, his arm tightening around her. He's not scared yet or even nervous, still confident they'll somehow get out of this, but the fact that his body is tense at all instead of in its usual relaxed pose says quite a lot about the situation they're in.]

Soooooorry, but like you all done said, it's only a little further. Just try to hold on a bit longer, yeah? If you be needing to rest, I can still carry you.