The character tried going through torn bushes without equipment once so no thanks... bare log isn´t that useful for crossing small distance...If he even considers using a log for crossing the pond, and since he´s no Tarzan, vines won´t do it too. He has to wade across. The water seem questionable, but no one was bitten previous event so infection shouldn’t happen. My character had to be really dominant so far + his sense of locality is non-existent, so he sends his companion first and blindly follows. While wading across, he thinks about how nice it would be to have a functioning companion, who would be able to express his opinions about group´s decisions. Thus said, who wants to join “our” team? Let me know here!