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?"

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

when I finally stopped trying to force

Magister Orion murmurs. "And were you having memories again, when you felt

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"I did think about water and its properties, but it

to force it, and I tried to relax. Once I finally did, it came to me. It

me on its own."

explanation makes me

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

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

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,

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

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he continues, his voice rising. "Florice can take her

It's jarring, like

swear.

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

escapes me, awkward and uncertain.

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

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

trail after him to the back of the building. He stops in front of a blank wall,

The wall shimmers and parts, revealing

nothing before

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seeing. The ceiling-if you can call it that- cycles between sun, stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling. It's disorienting

once.

here is palpable. It's in the air, in the ground beneath my feet. I can almost taste it, a tang on my

to the training room,"

announces.

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

just happened?" I ask, my voice

according to the needs of its owner," Magister

The level of magic surrounding us is staggering It

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like

make sense of

wooden beams

once.

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

the training room," Magister

announces.

by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly

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

it all in. The level of magic surrounding

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up, sends a tingle

safe to practice your

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