So very brave and strong. [There is definitely a note of sarcasm there, but it's the playful, lighthearted sort. If anything, Luca's charmed by the insistence.]

In any case, my ankles are far sturdier than that. [He sounds very scandalized by the assumption.] And even if they broke, my own passenger would not allow for me to remain injured for long.

[Dumb bird baby has not yet realized how slow his healing is.]

And I would hate to debase such an esteemed guardian by making him carry me about.