"As you may have noticed", the buck sighs, "our herd isn't particularly large. Lost of lot of mates to predatory animals, as you almost were. Even with the addition of you and your upcoming offspring, I don't know how long we can keep fending them off. So we need to recruit new herd members, one way or another. This forest does a good job of integrating those who wander in deep, but most people don't go far enough into the forest for this to take effect. And that's where we come in, we're going to take them in." You look a bit confused at the thought of knowingly dragging people into this. He sees the startled expression in your large brown eyes and chuckles:"Oh, don't worry, it's not like they'll be treated badly or anything. Possibly even better than their human lives were, as long as they stick to the herd. Now, let's get moving. I know a pass along which humans frequently wander alone." He kicks off into a leaping gallop and you follow him until you reach a ridge with the pass in question down the hill. You can already see a person walking along the path and the buck tells you:"That one will do I think. Now, how are we gonna get him to our location of choice?"