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?"

my head, I admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened,

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to

murmurs. "And were you having memories

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Squinting, I think back. "I did think about

it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to me. It doesn't

me on its own."

explanation makes

to describe the feelings in my

activation. You felt your attunement with the element. This is still good,

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

so heavy I swear I feel the

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he continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take

jarring, like

swear.

apologize for 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 fill out paperwork to take a

laugh escapes me, awkward and uncertain. Is

of an exaggeration than it is," he

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

him to the back of the building. He stops in front of a blank wall, and

They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an entrance where

nothing before

Magic

sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like

once.

feet. I can almost taste it,

to the training room," Magister

announces.

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

ask, my voice barely above

Magister Orion explains. "But it

taking it all in. The level of

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what looks like a

make sense of what

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

training room,"

announces.

melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a

needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains.

circle, taking it all in. The level of

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up, sends a tingle down my

be safe to practice your magic,"

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