The house
So instead of doubling back and trying to correct his mistake, he thought that if he continued onto this new path, it would lead him back to the trail he was following initially. He started walking and the further he went, the darker the woods became. That’s when he found something that was very odd.
It was a house that was placed in the middle of the woods. It made no sense being there, there was no road or power lines leading to it. Whoever built it had to drag all the material up the mountain to build this structure. The house didn’t look like it belonged there at all, and James needed to investigate.