human
Produce a detailed written description of a gloomy scene outside a forest with twisted trees and a thick mulch of leaves.
assistant
The dark, twisted forms of trees surround the trail, their skeletal branches reaching out as if to grasp at unwary travelers and draw them into their tangled clutches. Little sunlight filters through the heavy growth, and the forest floor is covered with a thick mulch of leaves that silences almost any footstep.