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?"

exactly. Nothing happened, but I

cool, when I finally

"And were you having memories

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did think about water and its properties, but it

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 it, but that it's

me on its own."

explanation makes me

how to describe the feelings in my body. I don't even know if it makes

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

are too quiet for

he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel

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rising. "Florice can take her damn applications and shove them

It's jarring,

swear.

"I'm simply sick of how things are governed here. Did you know

laugh escapes me, awkward and uncertain. Is

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

can process this bizarre tidbit about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me," he

of

magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an

nothing before

Magic Training

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 beams

once.

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

training room," Magister

announces.

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

ask, my

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

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

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like

up towards... I blink, trying to make

and wooden beams like a normal ceiling. It's disorienting and beautiful all

once.

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

training room," Magister

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,

to the needs of its owner," Magister

all in. The

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stand up, sends a tingle down

be safe to practice your magic," Magister

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