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.

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

place for me while Ava and Lucas are...

to step away

the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered on the table in front of

Looks

is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more portable than what we

lean in, genuinely curious.

I'm trying to address that. But I'm working with limited options due to our lack

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

"it needs to

you mean by

sets down his pencil and turns to face me fully. "Not everyone in our camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device that

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

smiles. "We gnomes have always been

the table, fascinated. "So, how does that work with werewolves? I mean, their whole shifting thing is pretty

translate to an ability

let's get back to the communication

They're intricate, full of symbols I don't understand and diagrams that make my head

energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human radio waves, but powered by a different kind

"Magic," I supply.

think. The device itself would be charged with magical energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It would be like using a flashlight. The electricity makes it work, but you

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