"This isn't a hike, missy," Tom Selleck-chan argues immediately, ignoring her more relevant question. "The authorities won't do a damned thing, claim it's just a rumor. That there's no evidence to support hunting the thing down. We're taking things into our own hands."

His buddy at least seems to recognize that that's a stupid thing to say to a sheriff, most likely, and steps up to add: "We just don't want anyone to get hurt, that's all. There's some kind of Shadow beast lurkin' around, well, we're gonna defend our people." He nods in the direction she indicated. "Rumors of sightings say it's nearby."