human
Compose a short description of a chilling scene outside of a wilderness woods with a river and a large shape in the middle of the river.
assistant
To the northwest, a sprinkling of homes can be spotted among the assorted hardwoods, but here, the river glides past patches of pristine wilderness. The howl of a wolf resounds somewhere in the distance, yet two egrets wading on stilt-like legs at the shore seem unperturbed. To the south, a large shape looms in the midst of the river.