[ it's not that adam is wrong, but alec is still frustrated to have his priorities questioned. he's thought about this. he knows what he's doing. he doesn't need a (supposedly) human teenager to tell him how to do what is part of his job. ]

Right, sure. Getting out of the forest. [ he's still walking toward the camp, gesturing around them at the trees. ]

Let's get these people walking in god knows what direction to god knows where for god knows how long, with no rest or food or shelter. That'll work.

[ aka, one step at a time, buddy! people need to rest, and recover, and some are injured and alec won't let anyone be left behind, even if that means personally carrying them on his back. they need to regroup. and people need to know they're taken care of and that if it takes days to leave the forest, they can survive out there. ]