"Infirmary," Steve repeats after Matt, like an echo. "But they're alive. And Peter was conscious." It's like he has to say it aloud himself to let it sink in properly.

He takes another deep breath, pulling himself together, and reaches out to squeeze Matt's shoulder. "I can't thank you enough. I...I need to see them."

Uh. Yeah, that's not going to happen in a literal sense right now. "I need to visit them," he amends, sounding depressed. "Can you walk me to the infirmary? I can have Rory and Clement, Perspicacious run things for a little while. Horvath is already at the infirmary."