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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."

that out loud. Elverly might

the safest place for me

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

change the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered on the table

on? Looks like

developing a communication device. Something smaller

in, genuinely curious. "Like a magical

for us right now, and I'm trying to address that. But I'm working with limited options due to our lack

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Would a Watch

you mean

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

"Right.

smiles. "We gnomes have always

how does that work with

translate to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a bit like how some

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

"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 a different

"Yes, but not in the way you might think. The device itself would be charged with magical energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It

on."

why he works on magical technology, trying to blend the two things. "That makes

they're not easy to 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