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Selene sneezes several times, drawing Magister Orion's attention. "Ah, it seems your companion is allergic to our wards," he remarks, his tone sympathetic.
I frown, glancing down at Selene. "But she hasn't sneezed once since entering the Fae Ward."
Behind us, Layla snorts, amusement coloring her voice. "Magical wards and the Fae Ward are two completely separate things, you
know."
Magister Orion nods, his expression kind as he explains, "Magical wards are a form of protection, and some wolves are particularly sensitive to their existence."
Selene sneezes again, as if to punctuate his point, and I reach down to stroke her fur soothingly. The enormity of the situation sinks in -I'm standing in a magical tower, in a place that doesn't really seem to exist in my world, surrounded by Fae and a powerful (presumably?) wizard, about to embark on a journey to control powers I barely understand.
It's like a freaking movie.
This doesn't feel real at all.
Our world has always been bigger than what you've experienced, Selene says, with the faint hint of sneezing even in her mental voice. Full of magic and power and fantastic things you'd be shocked to see. Your world as you know it is quite desolate.
Even so, knowing that all this has been hidden away in a city not
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far from humanity...
Now that I'm here, Selene says, sneezing once again, I can sense it. I don't know about the others, but this city was created at a natural convergence of realms. It's a fascinating place. I'd love to explore it
more.
as Magister Orion guides us to a circle of comfortable-looking armchairs. "Now, sit, Ava Grey, and let
teacher, and the short little Fae. Or is she a gnome, like Layla? "First, I want to know:
Ward," Tinker reports immediately. "There's
I can see
of her with too much frequency, worried that we're
Ms. Randall has been denied
"Then-"
over my words with her
sets. "I want to
apologies, but that would be
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The Fae
his throat. "We have pulled in quite a few favors in order to interfere
Tinker
Layla pops into
from
Vanessa says at the same
turn to look at Vanessa, who
you can just say
Tinker muses. "What
saying that Lisa might have a phone?" I interject, foreseeing a deep dive into worldly and cultural differences that will sidetrack us all from
be acceptable." Magister Orion clears his throat. "Now, about your tutelage. Apprenticeship is hard to come by these days, and
have to impart, we have conservatively estimated that we should aim
the giant bear of a man, I can
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calculated in sleeping time. Sixteen-hour days give you a solid eight hours to sleep. We've heard
you mange-ridden animal. I'm speaking
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