[He considers that. Safety hadn't been in his mind, but technically it made a lot of sense. But it didn't make a few logical connections.] That could be.

Nature has its way to balance itself out, right? In layman's terms, it grows out plants to feed herbivores who are food for predators who leave carcasses that decompose into nutrients that feed the plants. There's always a detriment associated with the next step, though.

Even if the forest is aiming at keeping us safe here, I don't see what it would win in return. [It's obviously nagging at him.]