Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 245

Chapter 245 Ava: Magic Boot Camp

Magister Orion keeps me in the training room for an entire week.

Eating. Sleeping. It doesn't matter; I do it all there.

At first, it's weird. I'm always rushing, wanting to go back, to see if we've heard from Sister Miriam or Selene, but Magister Orion points out every time—enough time hasn't passed in our world.

It's weird. I don't think it'll ever feel right.

"How long has it been? Didn't you say it changes?"

"It changes from time to time, but stays stable for long periods." He rests in a hammock, swaying from two palm trees in the middle of our weird, metal training room. He looks like he's on vacation.

Marcus is watching in silence, as he always does.

Vanessa's asleep in her own hammock. They've been taking turns.

Me?

I'm drenched in sweat, but there are three different flames, about an inch in size, floating in the air in front of me. It's little more than candle-strength, but I'm proud of it.

Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but it's massive progress.

Instead of pestering Magister Orion for a more concrete answer, I try to pull the three flames together and merge them into one.

It all falls apart after that.

One flickers out of existence. Another bounces off, and I cut my trickle of magic as it dives straight for Magister Orion's face.

It, too, disappears.

left

I mutter, cutting my magic and watching it fade

the Fae Ward," Magister Orion announces

blink, surprised. "How do

behind me. "The

clocks on the wall. One displays a countdown for our time in the training room,

clocks?" I ask,

gives me an odd look. "What's

clocks with numbers," I explain, gesturing to

eagerly. "We've always used clocks

one? "They have hands that go around in a circle, and go from one to

Why do you need hands? Is it

hands—well, they're actually needles

his nose in thought. "The

I nod.

do you tell time with only twelve

five minutes. The big needle is for minutes and

only have

noon. And then there's

on his face. "Human inventions can be so very strange.

on the clock explanation,

hurt. I have no idea how elementary teachers can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an

didn't all run for the

concentrating on summoning fire once more; the power inside of me is easier to

gathering your magic inside of you until

"Why didn't you tell me that earlier? I've been

rumble that fills the room. "How would I know if I didn't watch you trying to control

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