After dinner, the crew wandered about the main floor getting the feel of the old Inn. From servants’ quarters in the attic, kitchen, dining, two sitting rooms, lobby, office, and sunroom on the first floor. Various guest rooms and library on the second floor. The inn was large for the time they’d built it. But compared to the inns and hotels of the modern era, it was tiny.               They filmed the owner giving the crew a tour of the Inn. It felt like they’d used every room for various purposes over the decades. One sitting room was only used important people. So they would not encounter the riffraff of the 1800s. The early 1900s changed it to a private dining room. Used for private meetings that the public would not have approved of. Their dining room was the common area and more a tavern than restaurant. The employees&rsqu

The interview went on. The Shaman filled them in on stories. The subject was the nature spirits who protected the land and the native people. Some creatures were mischievous, and others malicious. He described the unique spirit creatures. Greta could see similarities to the fairy creatures of European folklore. A war between human societies reflected within the local fairy tales made sense.  Unexplained happenings made sense to blame them on fairies rather than blame someone and continue their war. They didn’t have people or science to investigate these happenings. Everyone needed and deserved peace of mind, didn’t they? Being cautious meant survival and reminders would mean lives saved.

Nyree hated this whole situation. He wanted to have fun with the little water nymph, Belline. How could he do that? His was world falling apart around him faster than he could patch it up. How was he to find Ovar? Sluagh were shady creatures no one dared to deal with. Nyree was sure he’d never owe the damnable Sluagh a favour to stop this. They always twisted their words against the other in dealings with favours. No, Nyree must fix this with a more final ending. Sluagh were shady, grey things that crept in the shadows. They’re not known for their honour. No, they were honourless dogs. Nyree was unsure where a Sluagh would live. This land was so different. Their favoured places to lurk were places Nyree avoided. Sluagh despised intruders. They liked abandoned buildings, tunnels, and other lon

             “Fine, I got that fixed. Now, Eric, you and Dale will tour the Inn one room at a time. So, Berry, back into your chair and we’ll have you explain the ghostly inhabitants and the history of the Inn and town. Greta, you’re behind them and you just need to smile and add the cards when needed. Eric, you get to sit in the chair beside Dale. That’s perfect. Dale, how is that for filming? Zero in on Berry and Eric, as Berry explains, then we’ll switch to a closeup of the board before cutting to commercial. We’ll start up with a closeup of the board after the commercial break and then back to Berry. With that over, we’ll explain that Berry’s sidelined because of an injury and Eric has kindly offered to be a mobile investigator for Berry since he can’t. Jonesy, you’ll stay with Berry and ensure that we have a record of his words and being passed along to us. Fo

             The crew worked further into the night, searching the footage and audio for any clues. Those clues and evidence were everywhere. From hazy forms sitting on antique sofas in the sitting room. To orbs flitting through the upstairs corridor.             Unexplained sounds and voices responding not just to the investigator’s questions, but one or two responded to each other. Something stalked the halls of this inn. Something that scared the dead. But one thing was certain, none of the voices were the voice Eric and Greta spoke to first before the team got there and it was like they spoke to people from different times, and they couldn’t communicate with each other.             “Anyone else thinks something really weird is going on here? Something feels disjointed.