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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."

married couple, though I'd never dare say that out loud. Elverly might actually bite my head

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

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

to change the subject, I nod towards the papers

working on? Looks

it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more portable than what

I lean in, genuinely curious. "Like a magical

weak point 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,

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Would

do you mean by

camp can utilize or sense magic. We need

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

have always

work with werewolves? I mean, their whole shifting thing

to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a bit like how

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

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

it wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It would be like using a flashlight. The

on."

why he works

devices, and they're not easy to come by in our current situation.