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?"

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

when I finally

"And were you having

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"I did think about

it, and I tried to relax. Once

me on its own."

through my explanation makes me

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

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

His lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to

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

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

It's jarring,

swear.

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

me, awkward and uncertain.

wish it were more of an exaggeration

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

the building. He stops in front of a blank wall, and I'm about to ask why

wall shimmers

nothing before

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I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if

once.

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

the training

announces.

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

just happened?" I ask, my

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

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

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in what looks like a forested grove,

make sense of what I'm seeing.

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

once.

in the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I can

to the training room," Magister

announces.

leave his mouth, the room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box. "What just happened?" I

needs of its owner," Magister

it all in. The level of magic surrounding us is staggering. It

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arms stand up, sends a tingle down

be safe to practice your

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