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?"

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

and cool, when I finally stopped trying

you having memories again,

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I think back. "I did think about water and

Selene 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

me on its own."

through my explanation makes

sure of the words to use, or how to describe the feelings in my

activation. You felt your attunement with the element. This is

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

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

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he continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take her

jarring, like hearing a

swear.

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

awkward and uncertain. Is

an exaggeration than

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

him to the back of the building. He stops in front of

magic. The wall shimmers and parts,

nothing before

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grove, trees 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, and wooden beams like a

once.

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

training room," Magister

announces.

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

just happened?" I ask, my voice barely above a

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

taking it all in. The level of magic surrounding us

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looks like a forested

up towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm

cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like

once.

air, in the ground beneath my feet. I

to the training room,"

announces.

sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box. "What just happened?" I ask, my voice barely above a

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

slow circle, taking it all in. The level of

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my arms stand up, sends a tingle down

be safe to practice your

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