Could this be a human creature?
No, impossible! No living man could be as enormous as that.

With measured steps the apparition walked silently towards the pine trees.

Here the three singers stood horror-stricken, not uttering a sound.
Lux, like one crazed, suddenly rushed headlong away between the trees and down the hill.

Clevi once more looked at the approaching figure with wide-open eyes.

Before following her brother she wanted to see exactly what the knight looked like.
Kurt was left quite alone, and still the fearful creature stalked nearer.
With a desperate leap he sprang to one side and left the woods abruptly.
Hurrying towards the meadow, he ran down the mountain, leaped over first one hedge and then a second.