human
Make a concise location description of a eerie scene outside a forest with a pool, circle, soil, and liquid.
assistant
In the midst of the dark trees is a circular area surrounded by black and silver painted rocks. Inside the circle, all undergrowth, leaves and branches have been cleared and burned to leave only the bare soil. A pool of reddish-brown liquid had been spilled onto the soil in the center of the circle at some point in the past, leaving it slightly darker than the surrounding dirt.