I watch from the guard shack. On rainy nights it’s often hard to see out the small window as the rain drops blur the view. But out in the woods there are sometimes strange things.

Shadows move through the forest. Like darkened and featureless people they move among the trees. They come close to the tree line and stare thru the fence at the guard shack. Then there are brief balls of light deep in the trees and the shadows turn back into the forest toward the mysterious lights.

A lightening flash reveals a huge shadow like a whole tree moving and walking across the forest. It pauses and looks directly at me. The flash freezes a little humanoid shape crossing the road that divides the forest. It hesitates and stares at the guard shack to see if it has been detected. Then it scurries quickly along and vanishes into the trees.

The other guards told me that strange things can be seen at night and on occasion even during the day. They said it is best to remain silent about such things which no one would believe. So I have seen but I have said nothing.