Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 286

Chapter 286 Ava: Not Yet Ready

"Sealed? By the water, you mean?"

"Of course not." They look irritated now, likely by how slow my brain is catching up to their thought process. "The seals, girl."

"So, a lockbox?"

"Lockb—you humans have such odd innovations." The way they're peering into my face, it feels like they're tearing apart my memories to educate themselves.

"In a sense, I suppose. It isn't that easy." They sit.

In the air.

Floating.

Just—there. As if one would lower themself into a chair, only there's nothing there.

"Why so surprised?" they ask, tilting their head as they blink owlishly in my direction.

Gesturing toward them, I just say, "You're floating. In mid-air."

They roll their eyes again, a surprisingly human gesture for such an otherworldly being. "And you're standing on the ground. How extraordinary."

Their sarcasm catches me off guard, and I shake my head, trying to refocus. "I'm sorry. I've never seen anything like this before."

dismissive hand, changing the subject abruptly once again. "Why are you here, girl? This isn't a place

words. "I was... I was trying to focus on a new connection I

features.

mind. "What do

an obtuse child they're obligated to handle. "Not here, specifically. But you have a penchant for barging in where you're not expected. Grimoire doesn't like to

rapid and shallow. "Grimoire? You mean my magic book? How do you know about

many things, girl. Including the fact that Grimoire prefers his peace and quiet. Yet here you are, once again, stumbling into places

with my book. With, uh, Grimoire?" It makes sense that

kind of on the

contract with Grimoire?" They inspect every inch of me with a curled lip and a slow shake of their

some experience with the world. The way they roll their eyes and the timing of their humor feels

shrug.

They don't seem interested in a

our surroundings. Beyond our small circle of vibrant green, there's nothing but a vast expanse of

else is out

human thing?" the spirit asks, crossing their

they went on and on about

came barging in here. Shouldn't you

don't know anything about him," I counter. "You seem to know him quite well. I figured you'd know where

on their back in mid-air. It's

future of magic is doomed," they announce to the canopy above, which has parted into a frame of green trees surrounding a sliver of blue sky. "Perhaps I should just set

my spine. This spirit, for all its human-like mannerisms, doesn't seem to have

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