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?"

exactly. Nothing

felt refreshing and cool, when I finally stopped trying to

you having memories again, when you

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

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

me on its own."

my explanation

use, or how to describe the

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

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, he's keeping

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

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rising.

eyes widen. It's jarring, like

swear.

how things are governed here.

laugh escapes me, awkward

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

Orion's

back of the building. He stops in front of a blank wall,

They are magic. The wall shimmers and

nothing before

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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.

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

training room," Magister

announces.

shimmers. The trees melt away, replaced by sleek metal walls. We're suddenly standing in what looks like a giant metal

ask, my

the needs of its owner," Magister Orion

The level of magic surrounding us

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like a forested

blink, trying to make sense of what

sun, stars, and wooden beams like a normal ceiling.

once.

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

the training

announces.

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

owner," Magister Orion explains. "But it

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

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arms stand up, sends a tingle down

be safe to

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