In the dead of night a figure appears in the forest, looking with a careful eye all around itself discern from the shadows qnd silhouettes of the forest which were simple plants and animals,and which were the forests more (in)famous residents...
For this forest had the reputation of holding some of most peculiar of creatures wandering it for whatever reason they had and the figure had the intention of observing someone to see if something of interest happened.
But while he waited he gathered alchemy ingredients...a newt's eye, a few herbs here and there...the usual.