"Uh, guess I've heard something vaguely about people disappearing. But there's always some tale or another about undead here or there. Lots of travelers like stories of vengeful ghost and the like."
He would wave a hand dismissively. Those tales were fairly dime a dozen just about anywhere.
Unless the stories had specific names or details, they never really stood out all that much.

"Guess the next question would be, why in the world they'd be after you for?"
"Unless you just ended up wandering out here to find 'em based on those rumors or some such."