He grins at them as they refuse before returning to his task. He gathers a little bit of fluff to light, and then one of the cut logs, tossing it into the pit. The match is lit and set in with the fluff, and almost immediately there's a fire building up to a steady blaze in the pit.

He watches it grow for a moment or two, making sure it's stable before he walks around the pit to their side. "Comfortable?" he asks softly, smiling gently into the fire. He'll sit as soon as he knows they don't need anything else basically.