Melody reached the very tops of the tree that she was in and peeked out slowly to see if she could see anything. A jeep was stopped down a ways away and she did not like that  fact. But what she saw next she did not like. That guy with the nasty infection was being treated and perhaps even going to have a bit of surgery like stuff pulled out or sewn or something. She had two choices, either leave them to their fate or go help them. She was a bit lonely so it was not too hard of a choice.<br/><br/>She was tempted to slide down the tree but if there was any broken limbs or other signs of people moving through the area, the area would be unsafe for her. It was time for her to move on. If she was to move on, it was safer to be in a group rather than being solo.<br/><br/>Her thoughts went to where she lived and just what she could take safely as well as wondering how much the others could do.<br/>Once she was down, Melody went for her stuff in the bush and walked kinda.... if you call walking bent in half walking- to where the ditch was. She moved as quickly as possible, trying to find them and yet didn't want to startle them. Once she felt that she might be close, Melody began to whisper softly, "Hey......hey..."