Eliminate it? Aldrich didn't like the sound of that, this was an information quest, shouldn't they prioritize escaping first?
Ayemon did emphasize on avoiding any encounters and just getting the bare minimum of information needed to satisfy the requirements of the quest.
"I know what you guys must be thinking but we can't be cowards! Think about it when is the next party going to get this quest and when will they arrive?
What if that thing preyed on the villagers during that time? Should we, as adventurers abandon them for a measly quest.
Wouldn't we be to blame if we just let things be, we can turn back now and do the minimum… But we can keep going and do what adventurers do, save lives!"
Aldrich wanted to revolt right away but the rest of the party were going with the flow created by Sam's words. Which to some idiots might make sense.
