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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 bite my head off if I did. "It's good to see you, Lisa," the Grand Sage says, turning to me

be the safest place for me while Ava and

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

subject, I nod

are you working on? Looks like some

is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more

genuinely curious. "Like a

for 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.

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down his pencil and turns to face me fully. "Not everyone in our camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device that anyone can use, regardless of their magical

"Right. Gnomes can't use

have always

lean against the table, fascinated. "So, how does that work with werewolves? I

of innate magic that allows them to shift. But that doesn't necessarily translate to an ability to manipulate

of symbols I don't understand and

network of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human

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

on."

that's why he works on magical technology, trying to blend the two things. "That makes sense. So, what's the hold-up? Why isn't

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