[He gets a brighter smile for that. Even if he's a stranger, waiting a storm out with some company is better than waiting it out alone. Besides, him being out here and looking for people to help says a lot about him.]

Great! It's this way. [She jerks her head, indicating where she means before she starts pushing through the thick snow again.] I grew up in the South Pole, so this kind of weather's pretty normal for me. I'm usually inside when it hits, though.

[True, she'd gone out in a blizzard to reach the spirit portal before, but she'd also had her bending at the time.]