Dang it. Also, you're missing a quotation mark.
"You could also talk about their migration patterns and maternal tendencies to try to steal other penguins' children because theirs died during the winter and how many more penguin children will suffocate to death as now-childless mothers attempt to literally smother them with love."
"Remind me to give your mom a talking-to if we ever see her again." Ellis cracked open the hot dogs and stuck one at the end of his stick, then held it over the fire and waited for it to cook.
Ellis passed her the bag, smiling quietly to himself.