Well, he wasn't alone now. Hopefully two people with guns would keep them away. "I've been in worse situations."

While that was true he's aware its not really the same thing. He's only be in the 'wandering alone in the woods while dangerous things are around' situation once, and then most of the animals seemed to have fled the area. Or died, that was equally likely.

He slows down once they're in the forest proper, keeping a keen eye on things. He doesn't know what answers looked like, but he knew how to identify landmarks that'd get him back to town. Or signs of something lurking.