Melinda tried to duck under and between the branches to reach the girl hidden at the centre but was pushed back again and again with nothing but a few scrapes and bruises to show for it. She assumed that the trees strange behaviour had something to do with the other student's mutation and knew all too well how hard that kind of thing could be to control when your mind was filled with nothing but panic and pain.

"Please. I know it hurts, and I know that you're scared but do you think you could make them be still. I can't help you if I can't reach you."

She had no idea if her pleading would have any effect, even if the girl could hear her, but it was still her best hope. She eyed the branches wearily. If Riha wasn't able to calm the trees down, or whatever it was that needed to be done to make them stop moving, then Melinda would have to try and use her own power on them. The problem, of course, being that she wasn't very good at using it on anything other than people. But there was a chance she could make it happen and last resort or not she still had to consider the option.