Why would this animal want him to follow it?
Moreover, the reindeer continued to go back in the direction it had come. It walked away from Dimitri, but then turned and stared at him. From this point on, Dimitri realized he didn’t have much of a choice; the reindeer would only keep moving if he did, too. Dimitri hurriedly followed the deer into the bushes after seeing that the armed guy was still planning to kill it.