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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."

can't help but smile as I watch the Grand Sage and Elverly bicker. Their dynamic reminds me 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

place for

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

subject, I nod towards the papers scattered on

are you working on? Looks like

Grand Sage's face lights up. "Indeed it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and

in, genuinely curious. "Like a

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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our camp can utilize

that means. "Right.

"We gnomes have always been deaf

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

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,

leaning in to look at his sketches. They're intricate, full of symbols I

paper. "The basic principle is to create a network of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human radio waves, but powered by a different

require any magical ability from the user. It would be

on."

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

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