Tangled

Chapter 235

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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?"

"Not exactly. Nothing happened,

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to force

you having

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

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 I'm in control of it, but that it's coming

me on its own."

through my explanation makes

to describe the feelings

felt your attunement with the element. This is still

agile as he begins to pace. His lips move, but the words are too quiet for

of this, he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red tape," he grumbles. "Always with

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

eyes widen. It's jarring, like hearing a

swear.

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

laugh escapes me, awkward and uncertain. Is

were more of an exaggeration than it is," he mutters,

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

of the building. He stops in front of

wall shimmers and parts, revealing

nothing before

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trees stretching up towards... I blink, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a

once.

ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste it, a tang on my tongue like ozone after

training room,"

announces.

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

just happened?" I ask, my voice barely

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

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

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looks like a forested

make sense of

it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling.

once.

I can almost taste it, a tang on

training room," Magister

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 a giant metal box. "What just happened?" I ask, my voice barely above

owner," Magister Orion explains.

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

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up, sends a tingle down

you should be safe to practice your magic," Magister Orion

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