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?"

admit, "Not exactly. Nothing happened,

cool, when I finally stopped trying to force

Magister Orion murmurs. "And were you having memories

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think back. "I did

was missing. Like it wasn't enough. Then Selene told me to stop trying to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to

me on its own."

through my explanation makes me

describe the feelings in my body. I don't even know if it makes

your attunement with the element. This is

move, but the words are too quiet for me to catch. I strain my ears,

he lets out a sigh so heavy I swear I feel the air move. "Red tape," he

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when he continues, his voice rising. "Florice

eyes widen. It's jarring, like hearing a

swear.

of how things are governed here. Did you know we even need

laugh escapes me, awkward and

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

about Fae bureaucracy, Magister Orion's demeanor shifts. "Follow me,"

stops in front of a blank wall, and I'm about to

not like magic. They are magic. The wall shimmers and parts,

nothing before

Magic

what looks like a forested grove, 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.

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

to the training

announces.

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

happened?" I ask, my voice barely above a

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

all in. The level

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like a

I blink, trying to make sense of

stars, and wooden beams like a

once.

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

training room," Magister

announces.

trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal box. "What just happened?" I

to the needs of its owner," Magister

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

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