Might have hit a possible glitch. I lured the creature to the circle and he disappeared. Before getting the knife and what not. May have been intended. Great game though. The last one I played. So good!
He came back later though, right? If so, then it's intended!
There currently is no special interaction with him on the circle, but that might be a good idea!
It looks like you died a few more times than we expected - and that's on us. We're hoping to address that in the next update!
