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 with

I mutter, cutting my magic and watching it fade

in the Fae Ward," Magister

surprised. "How do

at the wall behind me. "The

the wall. One displays a countdown for our time in the training room, while the other shows the time and date in the

clocks?" I ask, confused

me an

clocks with numbers," I explain,

always used clocks with

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

Why? Why do you need hands? Is it

they're actually needles that point to

rubs the tip of his nose in thought. "The numbers one through

I nod.

tell time with only

The big needle is

have twelve

so before noon. And then

face. "Human inventions can be so very strange. This technology of

on the clock

makes my head hurt. I have no idea how elementary teachers can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an adult and I already want to tear my hair out. Imagine

all run for the hills

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

my concentration. "Focus on gathering your magic inside of you until

stare in exasperation. "Why didn't you

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

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