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?"

head, I admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened, but

refreshing and cool, when I finally

"And were you having

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"I did think

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

me on its own."

explanation makes me

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

felt your attunement with the

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

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

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

It's jarring, like hearing a

swear.

my expression. "I'm simply sick of how things are governed here. Did

escapes me, awkward and uncertain.

exaggeration than it is," he mutters,

about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor

of

The wall shimmers and parts, revealing an

nothing before

Magic

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

once.

my feet. I can almost taste it, a tang

the training room," Magister

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my voice barely above

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

a slow circle, taking it all in. The

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in what looks like a forested grove,

trying to make sense of what I'm seeing.

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

once.

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

the 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, my voice barely

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

it all in. The level of magic surrounding us

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sends

safe to

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