She takes the spear, wrapping her hand tightly around the shaft, and slides the other arm over his shoulders. She leans into him, but the other benefit of having the weapon with her was using it for stability as well, like a walking stick or cane.

Otherwise, this might have been an even more tricky trek.

Still, she's slow and unsteady on her feet, and that frustrates her. As they struggle on, she shifts to a hyper-focus on just trying to get one foot in front of the other, and huffs she stumbles, leading into another coughing fit.

If the Beast catches them now, they're both doomed.