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?"

I admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened,

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying

you having memories

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

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. It doesn't really feel like I'm in control of

me on its own."

explanation

or how to describe the feelings in

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

but the words are too quiet for me to catch. I

out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air move.

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

widen. It's jarring,

swear.

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

me, awkward and

of an exaggeration than it is,"

can process this bizarre tidbit about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor

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

magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers

nothing before

Magic Training

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

once.

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

to the training

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my voice barely above a

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

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

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looks like a forested

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

stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling.

once.

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

to the training

announces.

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

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

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

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my arms stand up, sends a tingle down my

you should be safe to practice your magic,"

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