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?"

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

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to

you having memories again, when

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

missing. Like it wasn't enough. Then Selene told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once

me on its own."

my explanation makes me

use, or how to describe the feelings

your attunement with the element. This

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.

lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I

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

jarring, like

swear.

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

laugh escapes me, awkward and

were more of an exaggeration than it is," he

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

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

The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an entrance where there

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in what looks like a forested grove, trees stretching up towards... I blink, 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 normal ceiling. It's disorienting and beautiful

once.

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

the training room,"

announces.

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

my

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

taking it all in. The level of

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what looks like

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

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

once.

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

to the training room," Magister

announces.

replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box. "What just

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

The level of magic surrounding us is staggering.

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my arms stand up, sends a tingle down my

be safe to practice

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