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?"

admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened, but I could feel something

felt refreshing and cool, when

murmurs. "And were you having memories again, when

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I think back. "I did

missing. Like it wasn't enough. Then Selene told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I

me on its own."

through my explanation makes me

describe the feelings in my body. I don't even

sounds like a partial activation. You felt your attunement with

lips move, but the words are too quiet for me to catch. I strain my ears, leaning forward slightly, but it's no use. Whatever's

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

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

eyes widen. It's jarring, like hearing

swear.

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

awkward and uncertain. Is

exaggeration than it is," he mutters, confirming

bizarre tidbit about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts.

stops in front of a blank wall, and I'm about to ask why when, like

They are magic. The wall shimmers and

nothing before

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make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that- cycles

once.

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

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

ask, my

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

it all in. The level of magic surrounding us is staggering

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looks like a forested grove,

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

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

once.

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

to the training

announces.

replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box.

of its owner," Magister Orion explains.

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

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up, sends a tingle

safe to practice your magic," Magister Orion

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