"A little bit, thank you." He smiled, feeling cool air surround him as he continued to walk. "Sorry about that. The leg braces add weight... so it's as though I am walking with an extra two stone. Err... twenty eight pounds in your weight system. Quite the work out, probably why I am so skinny."

He laughed a little, before stopping for a moment to catch his breath. He was almost at the lake. He could feel such pride for just getting this far, and he was going to make it over there!