At first, Vanitas is able to progress past the barbed wire fence with little difficulty. The forest remains silent save for the faint churning of waves beyond the trees.

The creatures are silent, too. While in daylight, Vanitas may have been able to spot the line of forest spirits blocking his way well in advance, given the darkness, it's only as he's almost on top of them that they appear in the light of his lantern. They fidget awkwardly, limbs swaying on uneven joints and masks cocked at bizarre angles, but they do nothing to stop his approach. They just stare.

The line stretches well into the darkness on either direction, and Vanitas might be able to spot some spirits lurking in among the trees beyond the line, as well. Most notably, though, is the tall forest spirit directly in front of Vanitas. All he'll be able to make out are its slender, bony limbs and emaciated torso. It's naked and genderless and breathes in heavy, rasping gasps, just barely audible under the silence. Its shoulders and whatever's above them disappear into the tree branches.

Slowly, it lifts one hand, and points back in the direction Vanitas has come from.