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?"

I admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened,

cool, when I finally stopped trying to force

you

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back. "I did think about water

enough. Then Selene told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally

me on its own."

explanation makes

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

like a partial activation. You felt your attunement with the element. This is still good, still good.

lips move, but the words are too quiet for

swear I feel the air move. "Red

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ask what he means when he continues, his voice rising. "Florice

widen. It's jarring, like

swear.

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

me, awkward and uncertain.

of an exaggeration than it is," he mutters,

Orion's demeanor

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

They are magic. The wall shimmers

nothing before

Magic

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

once.

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

training

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my voice barely

the needs of its owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it won't change at whim

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

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like

make sense of

sun, stars, and wooden beams

once.

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

training

announces.

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

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

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

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up, sends a

you should be safe to practice your magic," Magister

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