“He's What.” Pan said gleefully.
“He's a what?” Angelia gave him a confused scowl.
“Yes,” Pan said.
“What?” she asked again.
“His name is Quetzalcoatl,” I said. “But he likes to be called Que, which means what in Spanish.”
Angelia blinked. “Prylis is right. You're all insane.” She spun on her heels and marched away from us.
“I know you are, but what am I?” Pan called after her. “No, wait. I'm not What, he is! I know you are, but what is him!”
“I can't stand you!” Angelia screeched.
“She seems nice,” Que said.
I snorted a laugh. “Come on. We can still follow her.”
“They won't have moved,” Pan said. “You can follow me.”
Pan led us in the wake of his annoyed sister. He was right; everyone was still in the room we'd left them in.
Angelia surged in ahead of us and announced, “They're back.”
We walked in to find every eye trained in our direction. A lot of those eyes widened when they saw me. Or maybe it was Quetzalcoatl.
“Why do you look like that, Godhunter?” one of Hermes's kids asked.
No, it was me.
“Long story,” I said, even though it wasn't.
“This is Quetzalcoatl,” Blue introduced him. “His property was stolen too. He's come to help us.”
“So, the clue was about your breastplate?” Odin asked.
“Yes. It was taken out of its hiding spot as I slept beside it,” Que said.
“My property was taken from a safe room in my bedroom,” Hermes said. “This trickster knows things he shouldn't.”
“That's Hermes,” I said to Que. “This is his territory.”
“Ah. Hello, Hermes.” Que inclined his head. “It seems we are fellow victims.”
“Not for long, my friend,” Hermes said. “And welcome to my home.”
“Thank you.”
“Did you discover anything else?” Trevor asked.
“Yes.” Blue pulled out the message and handed it to Trevor. “He left us another clue.”
Trevor read the note. His face twitched. He folded it. “I'm not reading that aloud.”
Odin scowled and took it from him. In his booming voice, he read, “Beavers have thick fur, but thin skin. Find the vengeful beaver, and you will find me.”
Pan, Re, and Viper, along with a few others, burst out laughing.
