Got a bug of some sort... When trying to clear the brambles and not get caught by the shadow, the shadow never moves. If he is not there when I first approach, I can clear the first of the brambles, but then he is there permanently afterwards. Waited 20 minutes real time and he never even went to the next animation frame. Any suggestions?
Edit: After failing for being "Too Early" and retreating a bunch of times until he wasn't there on initial approach, it let me clear the brambles over time. Took 60+ tries for it though.