"Of course," Tony agreed dryly, but as long as it got Steve moving than he wasn't going to complain. He kept carefully still as Steve climbed on, then slowly got to his feet and flexed his wings as he adjusted to the new weight. He'd never had a passenger in this shape before. Here was hoping he didn't manage to drop him.

Once Steve was settled he took off walking again, at a much brisker pace now that he didn't have to worry about anyone else keeping up. "That seems reasonable," he said finally, eyes narrowing as he tried to make out where the base was. "I mean, Natasha's going to laugh at us forever for calling in backup, but I can probably live with that." As long as it got Steve out of the cold, anyway.