Tangled

Chapter 235

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235 Ava: Magic Training (1)

235 Ava: Magic Training (1)

Magister Orion clasps his hands in front of him and beams in my direction. "And now, we have you, Ava Grey. The first wizard in a very long time."

Feeling the intensity of his gaze, I shift my weight, settling a little deeper into my chair as though that will somehow shield me from his excitement. "I don't want

you to see me as something special. I'm just me."

"You can't get away from being special, Ava Grey." He sighs. "It's unfortunate, but you'll never be able to escape that. Even without your magic, you're mated to an alpha, correct?"

I nod.

"Then you were already special to begin with." He spreads his hands with a little shrug. "Your magic is

like confetti on a cake."

Confetti?

Oh. He must mean sprinkles.

"Sprinkles are disgusting," I point out.

They are not. I like them. Selene's little whisper in my

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mind has my nose wrinkling

Sprinkles are just crunchy wax covering delicious icing. They have no business being within a mile of a decent

cake.

"Yes, well, there are those who love their sprinkles."

Magister Orion claps his hands. "So. Fire was your first element. I'm a little surprised. I thought it would be

water."

Tilting my head, I ask, "Does it matter?"

"Matter? No. It's a simple bit of curiosity. A personal theory, I suppose. Have you had any success with

other elements?"

"Water," Vanessa offers.

"Oh?" That sparkling look in his eyes is back. "You

touched water?"

admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened, but I

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to

"And were you having memories again, when you felt

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think back. "I did think about water and its properties, but it

to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to me.

me on its own."

explanation

not sure of the words to use, or how to describe the feelings in my

You felt your attunement with

frame surprisingly agile as he begins to pace. His lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to catch.

heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red tape," he grumbles. "Always with the

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continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take her damn applications and shove

eyes widen. It's jarring,

swear.

says, noticing my expression. "I'm simply sick of how things are governed here. Did

me, awkward and uncertain.

it were more of an exaggeration than it is," he mutters,

Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor

to the back of the building. He stops in front of a blank wall, and I'm about to ask why when, like

magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an entrance where

nothing before

Magic

make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden

once.

palpable. It's in the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste it, a tang on my tongue like ozone after

to the training room,"

announces.

his mouth, the room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal

happened?" I ask, my

owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't change at whim for

a slow circle, taking it all in. The level of magic surrounding

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looks like a

to make sense of what I'm seeing. The

it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like

once.

in the ground beneath my feet. I can almost

to the training

announces.

as the words leave his mouth, the room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal

room changes according to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains.

in. The level of magic surrounding us is staggering. It makes

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stand up, sends

be safe to practice your magic,"

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