Tangled

Chapter 235

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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

when I finally stopped trying to force

you having memories again, when you

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think back. "I did think about water

Once I finally did, it came to me. It doesn't really feel like

me on its own."

through my explanation makes

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

your attunement with the element.

of his chair, his massive frame surprisingly agile as he begins to pace. His lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to

so heavy I swear I feel the air

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voice rising. "Florice can take her

It's jarring, like hearing a

swear.

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

awkward and uncertain. Is he

of an exaggeration than it is," he mutters, confirming my

tidbit about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor

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

are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an

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

once.

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

the training

announces.

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

I ask, my voice barely above

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

in. The level of magic surrounding

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what looks like a

make sense of what I'm seeing. The

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

once.

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

training room,"

announces.

metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box. "What just happened?" I ask, my

owner," Magister Orion explains. "But

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

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up, sends

room, you should be safe to practice

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