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?"

"Not exactly. Nothing happened, but

and cool, when I finally stopped

you having memories again, when you

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

Once I finally did, it came to me. It doesn't really feel like

me on its own."

explanation makes

words to use, or how to describe the feelings in my body. I don't

sounds like a partial activation. You felt your attunement with the element. This

Orion bounces 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 to catch. I strain my ears, leaning forward slightly,

so heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red

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about to ask what he means when he continues, his voice rising.

eyes widen. It's jarring,

swear.

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

me, awkward

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

Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me," he says, his tone

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

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

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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 ceiling. It's disorienting and

once.

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

to the training room," Magister

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my voice barely above a

room changes according to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But

The level of magic surrounding us

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like

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

that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a normal

once.

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

to the training

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 giant metal box. "What just happened?" I

needs of its owner," Magister

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

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up, sends a tingle down

be safe to practice

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