Tangled

Chapter 235

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235 Ava: Magic Training (1)

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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?"

I admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened, but I could feel something

refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying

"And were you having

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

told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to me. It doesn't really feel like I'm in control of it, but that it's coming up

me on its own."

my explanation makes

how to describe the feelings in my body. I don't even

your attunement with the element.

lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to catch. I strain my ears, leaning forward

he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air

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

widen. It's jarring, like hearing a

swear.

expression. "I'm simply sick of how things are governed here. Did you know we even need to fill out

escapes me, awkward and uncertain. Is

an exaggeration

Magister Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me," he says,

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

magic. They are magic. The wall

nothing before

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up towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if

once.

I can

the training room,"

announces.

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

I ask, my voice barely above a

to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't change at

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

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what looks like

to make sense of what I'm

call it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling. It's disorienting and beautiful

once.

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

to the training

announces.

soon 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

according to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't change at whim for

all in. The level

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stand up, sends a tingle down my

safe to practice your magic," Magister Orion

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