hostage

the raiders/pillager really don't make you WANT to kill them. they just annoy you. i know some people may not like the idea at first BUT imagine. they gave you a reason to want to kill them, such as taking hostage of one of your pets?

perhaps if you don't attempt to kill them or you attack their base, they will attack your base and look for your pets. if you have no pets, but you have a village, they will take your villager or pet. they will take them to an island or mountain and they will have a much more complicated base to have to infiltrate ( similar to the mansion but bigger and you actually have a reason to go)

Now you are questioning, i went through all of this just to get my pet back? if you are, you clearly don't love your pet that much but...  you possibly find an an animal like a Siberian tiger or some really cool animal like a panther. and you have to go on quests to actually tame it. i don't know. you guys can decide what animal should be there. but it has to be worth it or you would feel cheated out of your hard work