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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 actually

safest place for me while Ava and Lucas are... you

away from new mates. Wolves don't have the same deep-seated urges for privacy as humans

change the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered

working on? Looks

a communication device. Something smaller and

in, genuinely curious. "Like

our lack of supplies." We're refugees, after

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Would

you mean

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

Yes. Obviously that's what that means. "Right. Gnomes can't use magic.

smiles. "We gnomes have always been deaf to

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

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 might have extraordinary physical abilities but no talent for, say, mathematics. They are unrelated. Now, let's get back to the

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

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

device 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 electrician to

on."

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

by in our current situation. And then there's