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

it'd be the safest place for me while Ava and

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

Desperate to change the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered on the table in front

you working on? Looks

developing a communication device. Something smaller and more portable than what

I lean in, genuinely curious. "Like a

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

after all. It's not like we have

to be independent of

do you mean

in our camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device that

means. "Right. Gnomes can't use magic. Or

"We gnomes have always been

work with werewolves? I mean, their whole shifting

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, mathematics. They

back to

intricate, full of symbols I don't understand and

of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your

"Magic," I supply.

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,

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