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?"

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

and cool, when

murmurs. "And were you having memories again, when

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I think back. "I did think about

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

me on its own."

explanation makes me

how to describe the feelings in my body. I

You felt your attunement with the element. This

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, but it's no use. Whatever's going through his

I swear I

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

widen. It's jarring, like hearing

swear.

how things are governed here. Did

me, awkward

more of an exaggeration

Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me," he says, his tone brooking no

front of a blank wall, and

not like magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an entrance where

nothing before

Magic

grove, trees stretching up towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that-

once.

I can almost taste it, a tang on my tongue like

the training

announces.

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

ask, my

Magister Orion explains.

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

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looks like a

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

and wooden beams like a normal ceiling.

once.

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

training room,"

announces.

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

its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't change

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

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my arms stand up, sends a

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

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