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?"

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

refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying

you having memories

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did think

enough. Then Selene told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it

me on its own."

through my explanation makes

to describe the feelings in

You felt your attunement with the element.

as he begins to pace. His lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to catch. I strain my ears, leaning forward

heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red tape," he grumbles.

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voice rising. "Florice can take

It's jarring,

swear.

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

awkward

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

about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor

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

magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an entrance where

nothing before

Magic

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

once.

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

the training room,"

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my voice barely

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

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

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in what looks like a forested

to make sense of what

and wooden beams like

once.

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

the training room," Magister

announces.

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

to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it

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

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stand up, sends

this room, you should be safe to practice your

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