Read the following excerpt from a narrative. Answer the question that follows. The wind howled through the ancient trees, their twisted branches casting eerie shadows on the path ahead. Sarah shivered, her footsteps echoing in the desolate forest. As a cloud covered the moon in a blanket of darkness, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was watching her, hidden among the rustling leaves and whispered secrets of the woods. A distant owl hooted mournfully, its cry carrying a haunting message. She couldn't ignore the sense of foreboding that hung heavy in the air, wondering what ominous fate awaited her beneath the moonlit canopy.

In the bolded sentence, which narrative technique is used to create tension and mood?

A. Dialogue
B. Flashback
C. Foreshadowing
D. Stream of consciousness