[ Gideon's body seems like a doll in Homelander's arms — he barely seems to expend any effort in picking him up, carrying him without faltering before placing him carefully in the bathtub. The question about frost burn takes him by surprise — Aemond really cares. The thought reads in the way Homelander pauses to look back at the boy, hesitating before moving to collect some of the towels from the cabinets nearby.

He could call it weakness. But he'd made a promise, of sorts, hadn't he? To be there for Aemond when he needed him? He can't do anything about Ryan, here, but Aemond— ]

We'll wrap him up — should be enough to keep him from getting frost burn. As for how much ice, as much as we can get, enough to fill the tub around him. [ Another beat. ] You stay here, get him covered. I'll get the ice. [ It doesn't seem like Aemond is any state to leave the room, at least, and Homelander doesn't mind brow-beating a few kitchen staff members into giving up a few ice bags at a time. ]