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,

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to

you having memories again, when you

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"I did think about water and its properties, but

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

me on its own."

explanation makes me

sure of the words to use, or how to describe the feelings in my body. I don't

sounds like a partial activation. You felt your attunement with

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

heavy I swear I feel the air move.

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his voice rising. "Florice can

jarring, like hearing a

swear.

expression. "I'm simply sick of how things are

escapes me, awkward

exaggeration than it is," he mutters,

this bizarre tidbit about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me,"

stops in front of a blank wall, and I'm about

are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an

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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,

once.

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

to the training

announces.

away, replaced by

I ask, my voice

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

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

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in what looks like a forested

blink, trying to make sense of what

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

once.

in the ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste it, a

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

needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But

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

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up, sends a tingle down

should be safe to practice your magic," Magister

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