Calm now, Laura turned to Ola. “What are you imagining that we can do for you?”
Ola grinned. “You do not realize the true potential of your invention. It is not just a receiver, but also a transmitter! This, my Elver has deduced. But it is best if I let him explain in his own way.”
Instinctively, Mark shot a look at the open bedroom window, anticipating the second appearance of the eel man. Ola understood his expectations, and corrected them.
“Elver finds sunlight burdensome, and makes his forays into the light but rarely, such as when he initiates newcomers like yourself. To meet with him again, we must go below.”
Laura’s voice betrayed some nervousness. “Below?”
“Beneath the basement of the Hotel Fjaerland is a natural cavern, connecting via a passage to an underground pool of the f
