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.

see you, Lisa," the Grand Sage says, turning to me with a warm

thought it'd be the safest place for me

away from new mates. Wolves don't have the same deep-seated urges for privacy as humans

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

are you working on? Looks like

I'm developing a communication

genuinely curious. "Like a

is a weak point for us right now, and I'm trying to address

after all. It's not like we have access to the

needs to

you

camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device

that's what that means. "Right. Gnomes can't use magic. Or

smiles. "We gnomes have always

that work with werewolves? I mean, their

allows them to shift. But that doesn't necessarily translate to an ability to manipulate other forms

to the

full of symbols I don't understand and diagrams that make my head spin.

against the paper. "The basic principle is to create a network of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human radio waves, but powered by

"Magic," I supply.

with magical energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It would be like using

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