"Yes, no matter how ferocious that beast is, there's always a way to kill it. It won't come to the village unless it's starving. You can rest assured,"
Another older woman agreed with Fat Aunt's words.
"But we've been searching for most of the day and haven't seen a shadow; could they be outside the village?"
"That's not possible; how old are the two girls? How far could they have gone? Let's keep looking; maybe the children have fallen asleep somewhere in someone's house."
"Then let's continue searching; there's still some time before it gets dark."
A few people discussed and decided to split up and ask around at the houses with young girls.
And to take extra looks at places like the pond, the well, and the large slope.
In the past, when other families' children went missing, it was mostly because they encountered danger in these places, so with each check, everyone felt a little more at ease.
As long as the children were still alive, everything else could be discussed.