Meredith shrugged. She really didn't know what she was going to find or what she had to offer, aside from medical attention which he'd refuse even if she needed to stitch his limbs back on. "I have no idea, but I have nothing to lose. My husband, sister, and best friend are all gone."
Her voice cracked, and suddenly she felt like ramming her head into a tree. She wasn't the sort who cried to get her way.
She sighed. "Think of it this way, I go with you, I share the food I've managed to scavenge, and then if something happens, all you have to do is outrun me."