[ A flash of something uncertain appears in his eyes, but it's gone just as quickly as it appeared. He sighs and tugs at his shirt a moment. ]

... Yes, actually. I wanted to know who I'm here with.

[ UGH WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FIRE. He'd been managing just fine in not thinking about how uncomfortably warm it is? ]

That sounds like something out of a movie. The only mountains I know of spew shards of ice.