Chapter 238 Ava: A History of Magic

"That makes sense." Finished with my vegetables—all crunchy and drowning in garlic, which seems to be a favorite Fae flavor—I attack the first steak on my plate. It looks similar to chicken, and has some sort of thick layer of cheese melted over it.

Once it enters my mouth, I have to bite back a groan.

Delicious.

Everything I eat here is good. I need to ask Magister Orion about learning how to create food out of nowhere, but I'm too busy shoveling the food in my mouth to ask something so practical. Besides, I'm not able to replicate the magic anyway.

Later.

I'm definitely going to learn it later.

It would really come in handy.

"When we introduce ourselves, we rarely include our family names. It is always our full name and title, if we have one. You humans have both names as your identity, and so we often use them. If it bothers you, I can always call you by your short name."

"It doesn't bother me at all," I assure him, stabbing into another bite. "If you use titles, I should probably mention that Vanessa is a Healer in the Westwood Pack." But I can't remember her last name.

What's her last name? Shit, I'm a terrible person. I'm pretty sure she introduced herself with her full name when we first met. Then again, I was pretty out of it.

Still.

I should know this.

Magister Orion turns to Vanessa, his expression softening. "My apologies, Healer Vanessa. I've been remiss in my manners. May I ask your full name?"

a small smile playing on her lips. "Vanessa Thorn,

Thorn. I feel like there was someone else

delta. Delta Ryder Thorn. You've met

be his sister. Maybe a

ages now, and I didn't even know she had

a decision to grow closer to my people and learn more about them, and I failed with someone who's quickly

friend and ask them a thousand questions about their family life and histories? Such things come

soothe the panic spiral in my chest. That's right. I didn't even know she was mated to Vester for ages. They don't show off their mating

relationship is very different from many mated couples. Then again,

Vanessa

Finley," he says, his voice gruff

when he's on duty—which, right now, is literally every hour of

that I properly introduce myself as well." He stands, his massive frame seeming to fill the entire room. "I am Magister Orion, Grand

Grand Sorcerer? I knew Magister Orion was important, but this sounds like a lot more than just some old man

sounds awfully

coming in clutch with the important questions. "I've heard of many terms now—magician, witch, wizards.

are Fae who have also manifested as a wizard. Also known as witches, or magicians. Over thousands of years, many names have come about

same. It comes from within, an innate magic that has deep ties to the elements. Not all

magic and human magic, then?" Vanessa's forgotten all about her food, leaning

attuned to the world around us. To nature. To the air we breathe. We cannot create from nothing, but we can encourage or manipulate what already exists.

make this food appear?" Marcus interjects, also drawn into

for asking the questions my

but my eyelids threaten to droop

a struggle to

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