Tangled

Chapter 235

Unshift 235

Unshift 235

235 Ava: Magic Training (1)

235 Ava: Magic Training (1)

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

09:31

1/8

<

235 Ava: Magic Training (1)

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

cool, when I finally stopped trying to

murmurs. "And were you

09:31 C

2/8

Ava: Magic

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

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

me on its own."

my explanation makes me

or how to describe the feelings in

activation. You felt your attunement with the element. This is

quiet for me to catch. I

few minutes of this, he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I

3/8

Ava: Magic

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

It's jarring, like

swear.

my crass language," he says, noticing my expression. "I'm simply sick of how things are governed here. Did you know we

me, awkward and

of an exaggeration than it is," he mutters,

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

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

like magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an

nothing before

Ava: Magic Training

I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that-

once.

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

to the training

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my

according to the needs of its owner," Magister Orion

The level of magic surrounding us is staggering It makes

5/8

<

Magic

like a

up towards... I blink, trying to make sense

beams like a normal ceiling. It's disorienting and

once.

It's in the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste

to the training room,"

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

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

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

5/8

<

Magic

arms stand up, sends a tingle

should be safe to practice your magic,"

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255