He heard faint footsteps and some twigs snapping about a hundred feet to his left.  Turning, he looked but didn't see anything moving.  Inching one step at a time, he slowly made his way through the trees to where the noise had been.  Hopefully, it had been someone on a trail that could help point him in the right direction.  But if it wasn't, and the legends were true, well, that had him slightly worried.