The centaur neither slows down nor stops. And he certainly doesn't put Tom down. "I didn't shoot you. I am transporting you and your companions as a favor to Okleena. What I get in return is none of your business. She wants something from you that will not overly harm you, so she claims, then we will take out of the forest and leave you there. Should she attempt to do anything to any of you that will cause undue harm, we will stop her. Because I didn't sign up to be a party to that."