"Actually, I'm not quite dead," said Halk's skeletal remains.
"Hush you," said Elijah, who'd drawn the shortest straw to carry the barbarian, "you aren't fooling anyone"
"Infact, I could walk if you like," said Halk's remains, making everyone shudder. Weren't they supposed to attack animated skeletons?
"Well, you know, if you need to rest at any point if you get tired - you know, without any muscle strength to speak of...need to be carried for a while, shoved in a sack out of our sight...just yell"
"What?" said Halk, deaf without any ears.
"Nevermind" said everyone shuddering, and carried on.
Now go to 4.