Tangled

Chapter 235

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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?"

Nothing happened,

that felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to force

Magister Orion murmurs. "And were you having memories again, when you felt

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with fire." Squinting, I think back. "I did think about

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,

me on its own."

my explanation makes me

or how to describe the feelings in my body.

your attunement with the

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

few minutes of this, he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red

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means when he continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take her damn applications and shove them

jarring,

swear.

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

awkward and uncertain. Is

more of an exaggeration than it is,"

Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me," he says, his tone

in front of a blank wall,

not like magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing

nothing before

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stretching up towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that- cycles between sun, stars,

once.

ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste it,

to the training room," Magister

announces.

shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly

happened?" I ask, my voice barely above

of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't change

in. The level of magic surrounding us is staggering It

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what looks like

towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what

between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling. It's

once.

magic here is palpable. It's in the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I can

to the training

announces.

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

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

taking it all in. The level of magic surrounding

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stand up, sends a tingle down

room, you should be safe to

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