With both Billy and Elisa to lean on, he was able to walk, but slowly.

When he groaned, it wasn't out of pain, but out of a vague sense of distaste for the idea of a mechanical replacement. Maybe he could get a sword mounted, instead.

"Someone - will need to tend to Hiccup."

Preferably not one of the people supporting him right now - but he didn't want to know that someone had suffered needlessly trying to help him, and gone unhelped.