Pausing in his trek, Steve gazed at the dragon silently for a moment. "I just need to get to the base to call for help. We can find you somewhere safe along the way and when help is coming you can shift back." Simpler than what would probably end up happening but he wanted to be optimistic. This also led on the assumption Tony would let him out of his sights for an extended period of time.

As for the lift, he considered it and almost shook in his head but in the end he accepted. "Just to be quicker. Not because I feel bad." With the serum in place, he should ever feel badly and it worried him more than he wanted to let onto. What did the water do to him? What did those odd hydra agents do to him?