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.

Sage

for me while Ava and Lucas are...

step away from new mates. Wolves don't have the same deep-seated urges

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

Looks like some kind of

Sage's face lights up. "Indeed it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more

I lean in, genuinely curious. "Like

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

after all. It's not like we have access to the latest tech or endless

"it needs to be independent

you mean by

camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device

Obviously that's what that means. "Right. Gnomes can't

smiles. "We gnomes have always been deaf

work with werewolves? I mean, their

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. It's a bit like how some humans might have extraordinary physical abilities but no talent for, say,

back to

look at his sketches. They're intricate, full of symbols I don't understand and diagrams that make my head spin. "So, how exactly would

Sage picks up his pencil again, tapping it against the paper. "The basic principle is to create a network of energy that can carry messages across

"Magic," I supply.

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

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