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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.

Orion turns to Vanessa, his expression softening. "My apologies, Healer Vanessa. I've been remiss in my manners. May I ask your full name?" Vanessa straightens in her chair, a small smile playing on her lips. "Vanessa Thorn, Healer of

like there was someone else with that name,

You've met him a time or

must be his sister.

what feels like ages now, and I didn't even know she had a

am. I even made a decision to grow closer to my people and learn more about them, and I failed with someone who's quickly grown into a

family life

mate; it's no surprise

my chest. That's right. I didn't even know she was mated to Vester for ages.

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

eyes twinkling. "A pleasure to make your proper acquaintance, Healer Vanessa Thorn. And you, sir?" He turns to Marcus, who's been quietly observing our

voice gruff but respectful. "Just Marcus is

not one for unnecessary words. Especially when he's on duty-which,

introduce myself as well. He stands, his massive frame seeming to

knew Magister Orion was important, but this sounds like a lot

important questions. "I've heard of many terms now-magician, witch, wizards. Now we add sorcerer to

Illusionist, arcanist, shaman. While every school of magic focused and taught in different specialties, the core of human magic is always the same.

then?" Vanessa's forgotten all about her food, leaning

the air we breathe. We cannot create from

did you make this food appear?"

for them both for asking the questions my sluggish brain

eyelids threaten to droop and leave me asleep on my

Ava: A

struggle to stay

smile. "I have manifested. human magic. It isn't impossible for Fae, as we already have a core of magic within us. But it is incredibly

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