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

that felt refreshing and cool, when I finally

"And were you having

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think back. "I did think about water and

to relax. Once I finally did, it came

me on its own."

my explanation makes me

sure of the words to use, or how to describe the feelings in my

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

are too quiet for me to catch. I strain

a few minutes of this, he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air

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

jarring,

swear.

of how things are governed here. Did you know we even need

awkward and uncertain. Is he

it were more of an exaggeration than it is," he

bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor

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

not like magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts,

nothing before

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

once.

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

to the training room,"

announces.

words leave his mouth, the room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek

just happened?" I ask, my voice barely above a

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

taking it all in. The level

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in what looks like a forested grove,

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

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

once.

the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I

to the training room," Magister

announces.

melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box.

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

slow circle, taking it all in. The level of magic surrounding us

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my arms stand up, sends a tingle down

should be safe to practice your magic," Magister Orion

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