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?"

"Not exactly. Nothing

that felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped

"And were you having

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

missing. Like it wasn't enough. Then Selene told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I

me on its own."

my explanation

use, or how to describe the feelings in my body. I don't even know if it

with the element. This is still

his massive frame surprisingly agile as he begins to pace. His lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to catch. I strain my ears, leaning forward slightly, but it's no use. Whatever's going through his mind, he's keeping

minutes of this, he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel

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continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take

jarring,

swear.

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

laugh escapes me, awkward and

an exaggeration

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

of a blank wall, and I'm about to ask why when, like

The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an

nothing before

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

once.

I can almost taste it, a tang on my tongue like ozone after a lightning

to the training room,"

announces.

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

I ask, my

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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like a forested grove,

to make sense of

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

once.

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

the training

announces.

walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant

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

in. The

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arms stand up, sends a tingle down

should be safe to

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