"You were concerned for the life of this beast. Yet it could have ended you."

It's a dubious mercy, but he's willing to abide by it. He's not unreasonable, nor a bloodthirsty monster. If the Reindire can be trusted to keep to their own territory and not harm anyone in the compound, that's good enough for him.

He would have rather made certain that they did not have the opportunity, but. Hammers generally have one solution, and it involves seeing everything as a nail.