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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!"

but there's no mistaking the excitement in his tone. He's practically

Do you have any idea how long it usually takes trainees to

Sometimes months!"

but I'm still reeling from the sudden intrusion. Marcus follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up his usual position in the

stance and moves to the opposite corner, still on high alert but recognizing that we're safe. I'm grateful for her protective instincts, even if

this time.

on about magical potential and rare talents when he suddenly stops mid-sentence. His eyes dart around, taking in the room as if

from excitement to mortification.

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

that follows is deafening.

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bewildered looks with Vanessa and Marcus, trying to process what just happened. Did that really just occur? Or did I

the stunned silence. Vanessa moves to answer it, and I have

the situation.

says, her voice carefully

a far cry from the booming enthusiasm of moments ago. Vanessa glances back, catching my eye,

to let him

and the dancing flames above his head have disappeared. He clears his throat, looking

Grey, I must offer my sincerest apologies for intruding upon your personal chambers without so much as a by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and unprofessional of me. I allowed my excitement to override my manners, and for that, I

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

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keep my voice steady. "I

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

over the room. I glance at Vanessa and Marcus, hoping for some clue on how to

content to let me

for a way to break the

Perhaps we could discuss it in a more...

of course," he says, backing towards the door. "I'll await

closes behind him, a hysterical giggle

at the corners of her mouth. "I

mores."

knowledge we have is contained in

Communities"

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