AmandaMadden

Van Thomas has just inherited a house from his late grandparents in the countryside and has moved into it--only to realize the house is a rather popular resort that serves all kinds of customers all year round. As the owner and manager of the building, he realizes that the inn caters to an unusual clientele, and has an even more unique staff. His secretary is named Daji. A pirate named Waverly Leviathan with   resemblance to Poseidon often stays. Daji's nephew often stays and calls himself Sun Wukong. A novelist and screenwriter, Athena, is working on a masterpiece. Then there's the CEO named Odin and his twin sons named Loki. Could these mythological connections be more than coincidence?

The Wendigo Inn

I shouldn't be surprised that Nuska heard the podcast. I shouldn't be astonished by anything that happens at the Wendigo. But strangely, I keep being surprised. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Nuska has lustrous black hair and a beard and mustache Mithra would envy. He holds a staff topped with a glowing fiery crystal. Bare-armed, he wears a bronze armored vest with a bronze skirt and a cloak studded in bronze discs. Using his staff, he beckons Daji and me, and we excuse ourselves to join him at a nearby table. We take a seat at the table, facing him. Daji clasps her hands and rests them on the table in front of her.

"I didn't expect such a swift response," she says, her fox eyes on Nuska.

He raises his hands in surrender. "I monitor all the major podcasts for news of interest to the Celestial Realms readership. When I heard your justifiable reaction to our story teaser--"

Chapter 195: Station Break