Hm. [ Ena places a finger to her chin in thought. ]

Indeed. If rumors of a curse only surfaced recently then I suppose we can ignore it. And if the wildlife local to the cave have moved away, then it does sound like a creature. It doesn't sound like anyone has spotted it, does it? In that case, it might be nocturnal, or... [ The more unfavorable option: ] Something with supernatural powers.

[ She looks up to Shiro, stopping her bout of thinking out loud. ] Do we know if there was any sort of pattern in the vanished?