Title Card: "The New Path."
The figure in the long coat strides through the mist, hat casting shadows over his eyes. There's nothing but the crunch of gravel underfoot—silent, yet so loud in its solitude.
He pauses, looking out over the unseen horizon. In the distance, the echo of laughter, a vague memory of voices once close. He adjusts his collar, shrugging off the weight of things unspoken.
Intertitle: "What paths lead us back?"
As he moves on, the path forks. One way is overgrown weeds and vines, a forgotten trail. The other, a smooth line drawn by unseen hands, the promise of more unseen footsteps.
Questions linger like fog. Yet, answers, like the figure, remain silent. He nods, perhaps to reaffirm his own thoughts, perhaps to greet the unseen companions of his journey.
End Scene.
Whispers in the Dark