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?"

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

cool, when I finally stopped

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

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"I did think about water and

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

me on its own."

explanation makes me

how to describe the

activation. You felt your attunement with the element. This is still good, still good.

quiet for me to catch. I

sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red tape," he grumbles. "Always with

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about to ask what he means when he continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take her damn applications

It's jarring,

swear.

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

awkward

of an exaggeration than it is," he

tidbit about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts.

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

The wall

nothing before

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

once.

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

the training room," Magister

announces.

as the words leave his mouth, the room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're

just happened?" I ask, my

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

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

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in what looks like a

blink, trying to make sense of

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

once.

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

to the training

announces.

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

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

spin in a slow circle, taking it all in. The

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sends

room, you should be safe to practice your magic," Magister Orion

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