The next day he woke up early. He crawled out of their tent and took a deep breathe of the cold morning air. He saw that the sun was coming up. They had survived another night. He looked up at the sky. No snow today, probably. He smiled. Looks like they'd survive another day too. He heard the girl turning in the tent, she was probably awake by now, but she would try and stay in the tent as long as she could. He looked at the ashes of last nights fire. He'd best start a new one. They could have some hot tea and warm up before they left. Best to start the day warm. The cold would catch up with them soon enough.

She turned around again. It was still warm in the tent. Two bodies lying close together tend to be a good heat source. She kept her eyes closed, not wanting to see the sun. She heard some branches snap out side. he was probably making another fire. She smiled. He was a good man. Well, at least he tried to be, tried to take care of her. Not that she needed much taking care of, but she enjoyed his efforts none the less. With a sigh she reached for her clothes.

"You're up", he said.
"You've made tea I see"
"Yep. Not much to eat though, we're almost out of food."
"We'll find something."
"Like what ?"
"A bear. They hibernate don't they ? Easy prey and lots of meat"
"A bear ?"
"A bear."
He stared at her. Was she being serious ? She met his gaze and for a moment they just looked into each others eyes.
"They don't really sleep you know, they just wait until spring. I wouldn't call them easy prey."
"Oh." She saw he didn't really know if she was serious or not. He was pretty confused. Poor man.
"Besides, I don't think any bears live here." He remembered that they hid in a cave to escape a snow storm a few days ago. He hoped there weren't any bears here.
"We'll find something."
"How can you be so sure ?"
"I am." She really was sure they'd make it, but she couldn't explain him why. He thought he had the world all figured out, she didn't want to burst his bubble. In due time, perhaps, he'd understand. Whether or not that time would ever come she could not tell.