Tangled

Chapter 311

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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."

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, turning to

the safest place for me while

understanding. "Ah, yes. It's always important to step away from new mates. Wolves don't

subject, I

on? Looks like some kind of

up. "Indeed it is. I'm developing a

genuinely curious. "Like

us right now, 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

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camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device that anyone can use, regardless of their

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

have

does that work with werewolves? I

But that doesn't necessarily translate to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a bit like how some

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

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

energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from the

on."

inventions, but I suppose that's why he works on magical technology, trying to

a hand through his beard. "Resources, mainly. We need certain materials to construct the devices, and 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

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