There's no way of controlling everyone in motion. It's impossible. [Even if they were working together, there are too many ideals to appeal to at any given moment. She still believes that there are two sides of the Nest: those who chose to save themselves because they saw it as a preservation tactic, and those who did it to help their people. Lexa falls into the latter category, but she knows that she acts as if she was a member of the former.

That, too, is a consideration.]

Any plans or ideas we have in motion should be contingencies. If someone fails, we need to have something ready to act upon.