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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."

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,

thought it'd be the safest place for

important to step away from new mates. Wolves don't have the same deep-seated

the subject, I

Looks like some kind

it is. I'm developing a

in, genuinely curious. "Like a magical

due to our lack of supplies." We're refugees, after all. It's not like we have access to the latest tech or

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turns to face me fully. "Not everyone in our camp can

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

have always been deaf to

table, fascinated. "So, how does that work with werewolves?

ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's

I

the paper. "The basic principle is to create a network of energy that can carry messages across

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 would be like using a flashlight. The electricity makes it work, but you

on."

human world and its inventions, but I suppose that's why he works on magical technology, trying to blend the two things.

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 above all, we