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?"

exactly. Nothing happened, but I could feel something

refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to force

Orion murmurs. "And were you having memories again, when

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did think about water and its properties, but it felt

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

me on its own."

through my explanation

how to describe the feelings in my body.

with the element. This is

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

a sigh so heavy I swear I feel

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

jarring, like hearing

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

laugh escapes me, awkward and uncertain. Is he

it were more of an exaggeration than it

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

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

wall shimmers and parts, revealing an entrance where there

nothing before

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trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it

once.

my feet. I can almost taste it, a tang on

the training room," Magister

announces.

trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls.

happened?" I ask, my

of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But

taking it all in. The level of

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in what looks like a forested

blink, trying to make sense of what I'm

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

once.

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

to the training room,"

announces.

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 ask, my voice barely above

room changes according to the needs of its owner," Magister

taking it all in. The level of magic

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my arms stand up, sends

safe to practice

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