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238 Ava: A History of Magic

"That makes sense. Finished with my vegetables-all crunchy and drowning in garlic, which. seems to be a favorite Fac flavor-I attack the first steak on my plate. It looks similar to chicken, and has some sort of thick layer of cheese melted over it.

Once it enters my mouth, I have to bite back a groan.

Delicious.

Everything I eat here is good. I need to ask Magister Orion about learning how to create food. out of nowhere, but I'm too busy shoveling the food in my mouth to ask something so practical. Besides, I'm not able to replicate the magic anyway.

Later.

I'm definitely going to learn it later.

It would really come in handy.

"When we introduce ourselves, we rarely include our family names. It is always our full name and title, if we have one. You humans have both names as your identity, and so we often use them. If it bothers you, I can always call you by your short name."

"It doesn't bother me at all, I assure him, stabbing into another bite. "If you use titles, I should probably mention that Vanessa is a Healer in the Westwood Pack." But I can't remember her last

name.

What's her last name? Shit, I'm a terrible person. I'm pretty sure she introduced herself with her full name when we first met. Then again, I was pretty out of it.

Still.

I should know this.

I ask your full name?" Vanessa straightens in her chair,

I feel like there was someone else with that name,

mate's delta. Delta Ryder Thorn. You've met

She must be his

now, and I didn't even know she had a brother/

grow closer to my people and

their family life and histories? Such things come out in time. Vanessa doesn't even

no surprise she doesn't talk about her

soothe the panic spiral in my chest. That's right. I didn't even know she was mated to Vester for ages. They don't show off their

very different from many mated couples. Then again, as I think has been established several times now, Blackwood is pretty different from

make your proper acquaintance, Healer Vanessa Thorn. And you, sir?" He turns to Marcus,

Finley," he says, his voice gruff but respectful.

not one for unnecessary words. Especially when he's on duty-which, right now, is literally every hour of every

that I properly introduce myself as well. He stands, his massive frame seeming to fill the entire room. "I am Magister Orion, Grand Sorceror

fork I'm holding clatters to my plate. Grand Sorcerer? I knew Magister Orion was important, but this sounds like a

the important questions. "I've heard of many terms now-magician,

magic. Illusionist, arcanist, shaman. While every school of magic focused and taught in different specialties, the core of human magic is always the same. It comes from within, an innate magic that has deep

magic, then?" Vanessa's forgotten all about her food, leaning over the table as she listens

are attuned to the world around us. To nature. To the air we breathe.

did you make this food appear?" Marcus interjects, also drawn into the

mouth, grateful for them both for asking the questions my sluggish brain can't come up with, too

he's saying is interesting, but my eyelids threaten to droop and leave me asleep

Ava: A

a struggle to

impossible for Fae, as we already have a core of magic within us. But it is incredibly rare. There are those who believe that I have human blood within my veins. It's always. possible, though I have yet to find where in my

hand dismissively, clearly unconcerned. "While my magic is not terribly powerful, I've spent my entire life trying to gather as much knowledge as possible about the magic taught by humans. And thus I am also a Magister. A teacher of magic. As a Grand Sorcerer, I am the bridge between the human and Fae worlds for magical affairs. As Magister, I am the bridge between humans