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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."

I'd never dare say that out loud. Elverly

safest place for me while Ava and

yes. It's always important to step away from new

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

on? Looks like

face lights up. "Indeed it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something

in, genuinely curious. "Like a magical

and I'm trying to address that. But I'm working with limited options due to our lack of supplies." We're refugees, after all. It's not like we have access to the latest tech or endless resources. "Plus," he continues, "it needs to

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Lisa: Would a

do you mean by

Grand Sage 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 anyone

Obviously that's what that means. "Right.

have always

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

question," the Grand Sage says, his eyes lighting up. "Werewolves do 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

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

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

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

on."

that's why he works on magical technology, trying

construct the devices, and they're not easy to come by in our current