Bret nodded to the girl as he stood and walked to the fire, wrapping his shirt around his hand and retrieving a pot that had been boiling over it.  Setting it aside, he went into his pack and found a few packets of hot chocolate mix.  Going to the cupboard, he searched, finding some cups and rinsing them in the sink.  The place had running water, but no water heater, so he was able to clean the cups, but had to boil the water over the fire.<br/><br/>Returning to the other two, he went about making up a cup of hot chocolate for each of them, passing it to the two before taking his own.  "I'm afraid we are.  I was out hiking with some friends and we got separated in the storm.  Ran across this place and was able to get a fire going, then you two came along."<br/><br/>Looking to Alex, he noted the man's concern.  "I'm sure your friend is fine.  There are posts like this all around the mountain.  It's likely he found one."  He couldn't be certain of his statement, but wanted to offer the guy some peace of mind if he could.