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?"

Nothing happened, but I

refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying

"And were you having memories

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with fire." Squinting, I think back. "I did think about

to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to me. It doesn't really feel like I'm in control of it, but

me on its own."

through my explanation makes me

how to describe the feelings

You felt your attunement with

too quiet for me to catch. I strain my ears, leaning forward slightly, but it's no

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

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what he means when he continues, his voice rising. "Florice can

eyes widen. It's jarring, like

swear.

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

laugh escapes me, awkward and

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

Orion's

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

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

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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

once.

beneath my feet. I can almost taste it, a tang on

to the training room," Magister

announces.

words leave his mouth, the room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a

my voice barely above

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

The level of magic

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in what looks like

trying to make

stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling.

once.

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

training room,"

announces.

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

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

in. The

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sends

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

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