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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."

dare say that out loud. Elverly might actually bite my head off if I did. "It's good to see

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

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

implication. Desperate to change the subject, I nod towards

on? Looks like some kind of

a communication device. Something

lean in, genuinely curious.

to our lack of supplies." We're refugees, after all. It's

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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. Or wolf

have always

how does that work with werewolves? I mean, their whole shifting

necessarily translate to an ability to manipulate other forms of

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

that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human radio waves, but powered by a different kind of energy." "Magic," I

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

on."

our human world and its inventions, but I suppose that's why he works on magical technology, trying

running 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.