Matt closes the distance, homing in on that strong steady heartbeat, which is still racing in worry. "They're alive," he answers, which isn't the same as 'all right' and they both know it, which is why he doesn't pause before continuing. "They're both hypothermic, but I think we got to them just in time. Peter was still conscious when we found them. Kinner and the tracker are taking them both to the infirmary."

He's not gentling his voice, like he might if he thought he was delivering bad news, and there's nothing in the way he speaks that hints he's trying to save Steve any heartbreak. He means what he says, and the news isn't the best, but it's way better than it could be.