The Dark Forest

You stare, trembling, at the strange clues in your hands. Again and again you mentally read the cryptic lines that your friends left you. Fog shrouds the dark forest. You hear mysterious whispers. What lurks there between the gnarled trees? Shadowy shadows dart back and forth. You remember the villagers' last warning: "Never enter the forest at night, or it will be your last." All clues to your friends' whereabouts lead to a weather-beaten shack at the edge of the forest. Do you dare to follow the tracks?