Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 311

Chapter 311 Lisa: Would a Watch Work?

LISA

"You've gotten fat," Elverly greets me, in that traditionally hateful way of hers.

Does the fact that I missed her toxic tongue mark me as abnormal? Probably. But I hug her anyway, smiling when her body doesn't tense, even as she grumbles at me for touching her without permission.

"I'll ask next time. How have you been?"

Elverly's snort could mean anything really, but I choose to interpret it as I've missed you too.

Maybe I'm psychotic. Or delusional. But I'm pretty sure that's what she means.

"Their food is terrible," she mutters. "Not a cook among them."

"They are refugees from war," says the Grand Sage, sounding rather resigned. "It isn't as though they would gather the kitchen before escaping."

"Food is important," the old gnome woman snaps. "Eating well is an important part of recovery."

"Yes, yes."

I can't help but smile as I watch the Grand Sage and Elverly bicker. Their dynamic reminds me of an old married couple, though I'd never dare say that out loud. Elverly might actually bite my head off if I did.

you, Lisa," the Grand Sage says, turning to me

be the safest place for me while

Grand Sage's eyes twinkle with understanding. "Ah, yes. It's always important to step away from new mates. Wolves don't have the same deep-seated urges for privacy as

cheeks burn at the implication. Desperate to change the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered on

on? Looks like

lights up. "Indeed it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller

genuinely

is a weak point for us right now, and I'm trying to address that. But I'm working with limited options

we have access to the

"it needs to be independent of

do you mean

down his pencil and turns to face me fully. "Not everyone in our camp can utilize or sense

Yes. Obviously that's what that means. "Right.

smiles. "We gnomes have always

"So, how does that work with

Sage says, his eyes lighting up. "Werewolves do indeed have a form of innate magic that allows them to shift. But that doesn't necessarily translate to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic.

get back to

in to look at his sketches. They're intricate, full of symbols I don't

it against the paper. "The basic principle is to create a network of energy

"Magic," I supply.

might think. The device itself would be charged with magical energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It would

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