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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.

The rest of the night with Kellan was nothing but awkward silence. Being away from him is a blessing right now. I just keep thinking about how he smelled-yeah. No. Not thinking about that. "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."

never dare say that out loud. Elverly might actually bite my head off if I did. "It's good to see you, Lisa," the Grand

place for me while Ava and Lucas

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

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

are you working on? Looks

"Indeed it is. I'm developing a communication device.

genuinely

that. But I'm working with limited options due to our lack of supplies." We're refugees, after all.

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turns to face me fully. "Not everyone in our camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device that anyone

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

"We gnomes have always been

lean against the table, fascinated. "So, how does that work with werewolves? I mean,

an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a bit

They're intricate, full of symbols I don't

principle is to create a network of energy that

wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It would be like using a flashlight. The electricity makes it work,

on."

that's why he works on magical technology, trying to blend the

come by in our current situation. And then there's the matter of testing and refining the design. It's a delicate process. But above all, we would need a way to