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, but I could

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying

"And were you having memories again, when

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like with fire." Squinting, I think back. "I did think about water and its properties, but

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

me on its own."

explanation

describe the feelings in my body. I don't even

attunement with the element. This is still good, still

he begins to pace. His lips move, 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 his mind, he's keeping it to

heavy I swear I feel the

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means when he continues, his voice rising.

eyes widen. It's jarring, like hearing a

swear.

expression. "I'm simply sick of how things

escapes me, awkward and uncertain.

exaggeration

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

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

not like magic. They are magic. The 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 that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a

once.

palpable. It's in the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste it,

the training room,"

announces.

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

my

to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't

it all in. The level of magic

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like a forested grove,

towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The

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

once.

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

to the training room," Magister

announces.

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

according to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion

slow circle, taking it all in. The level

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sends a tingle down my

should be safe to practice

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