The storm howled outside, although it was muted by sturdy walls and closed windows. At least...it was supposed to be muted. In the extremely late hours of the night, the winds suddenly became more hostile at least in as much how much louder they became. It wasn't surprising, because like any storm there was thunder and lightning- in fact it did get louder just when another roar of thunder went off. It was a bit strange sounding, although that had sounded like the natural phenomena had struck the ground very close to his house could easily explain the hollow sound of the boom.
But...a storm couldn't as easily explain the creaking of floorboards under the weight of something ascending up the stairs of this rented cabin. The creaking stopped right at the last bending step, preceding the soft thump and much more distinct crash of something being knocked over in the hall, most likely a piece of decorated furnishing. And then, strangely, there was a seemingly hours-long interval of silence followed by the creaking of something descending the stairs. At the front of the cabin, cold was already encroaching as the door banged against the wall, near-freezing water coating the floor in a bumpy, expanding puddle.
The pack, his food supplies, were being tampered with if the sound of rusting fabric was anything to go by. His trail mix went rejected, becoming an invisible shower of raisin brand and dried fruit that only distinguished itself in the dark at the very end, when it hit the wooden floors and likely fell through the cracks; becoming the faint spattering suffocated under the wind that was being let in.