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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."

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. "It's good to see you, Lisa," the Grand Sage says,

the safest place for me while

important to step away from new mates. Wolves don't

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

are you working on? Looks like

a communication device. Something smaller and more

lean in, genuinely curious. "Like a

lack of supplies." We're

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Would a

do you mean

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

what that means. "Right. Gnomes can't

gnomes have always

that work with werewolves? I mean, their whole shifting thing

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 might have extraordinary physical abilities

nod, leaning in to look at his sketches. They're intricate, full of symbols I don't understand and diagrams

the paper. "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

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 don't need to be an

on."

he works on

our current situation. And