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

cool, when I finally stopped trying

were you having memories again, when you felt

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Squinting, I think back. "I did think about water and

I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to

me on its own."

explanation

I'm not sure of the words to use, or how to describe the feelings in my body. I don't even know if it makes sense to

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

out of his chair, his massive frame surprisingly agile as he begins to pace. His lips move, but the words are too quiet for me

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

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his voice rising. "Florice can take her

It's jarring,

swear.

he says, noticing my expression. "I'm simply sick of how things are governed here.

awkward and

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

bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts.

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

magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and

nothing before

Magic

towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if

once.

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

to the training room,"

announces.

shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like

ask, my voice barely

Magister Orion explains.

taking it all in. The level

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what looks like a

to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if

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

once.

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

training room,"

announces.

room shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box. "What just happened?" I ask, my

needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But

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

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arms stand up, sends

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

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