Tangled

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"But I didn't do anything," I protest. "I just sat here."

"It doesn't matter," Vanessa says, just as Selene says the same thing in my head.

I swear I can hear a smile in my wolf's voice. Sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing of all.

I look down at my hands, half expecting to see water droplets forming on my skin. But they look the same as always. "Did I really do it, though?"

I don't know. I'm not a wizard.

Pausing at that, I scowl at the air, since she's not near me. "Then

what was all that advice about?"

A hunch.

What the hell.

It worked, didn't it?

Can't really argue with that.

The door flies open with a resounding bang, and I nearly leap out of my skin. Before I can even process what's happening, Vanessa's between me and the entrance, her body coiled and ready to strike.

My heart's still racing when Magister Orion bursts in, his massive frame filling the doorway. But it's not his size that catches my attention this time. No, it's the tiny sparks of flame dancing above his head like a bizarre halo. I blink, wondering if I'm hallucinating.

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"Fire!" he roars, his voice booming through the room. "You touched fire!"

of his words has me flinching, but there's no mistaking the excitement in his tone. He's practically vibrating with energy as he

special, Ava Grey! Do you have any

Sometimes months!"

taking up his usual position in the corner. His

the opposite corner, still on high alert but recognizing that we're

this time.

taking in the

from excitement to mortification.

dear. This is a terrible mistake. I'm in your..." His words come out in a stammer, his face flushed as red as the fire dancing above his head. "My sincerest apologies, my lady!" Before I can even form a response, he's out the door, slamming it behind him with as much force as when he entered.

that follows is deafening.

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to process what just happened. Did that really just occur? Or did I fall asleep during meditation and

stunned silence. Vanessa moves to answer it, and I

the situation.

carefully neutral.

a far cry from the booming enthusiasm of moments

let

his massive frame somehow seeming smaller than before. His face is beet red, and the dancing flames above his head have disappeared.

as a by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and unprofessional

quite sure how to respond. Part of me wants to laugh at the absurdity of it all,

St Aubing b

keep my voice

"Yes, well, that's no excuse for such behavior. I

glance at Vanessa and Marcus, hoping for some clue

to let me

to break the tension, "about

excited tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps we could discuss it in a more... appropriate setting? The library, perhaps?" I nod, relieved

course, of course," he says, backing towards the door.

him, a hysterical giggle escapes. "Well, I say, looking at Vanessa and Marcus, "that

of her

mores."

"But then again, the knowledge we have is contained in storybooks. We have very little contact

Communities"

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