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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

Thorn. I feel like there was someone else with that name,

You've met

be his sister. Maybe a

and I didn't even know

to my people and learn

awkward to just run up to a friend and ask them a thousand questions about their family life and histories? Such things come out in time. Vanessa doesn't even talk that much 238 Ava: A History of

surprise

right. I didn't even know she was mated to Vester for ages. They

many mated couples. Then again, as I think has

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

says, his voice gruff but

on

Just Marcus," Magister Orion says with a chuckle, "I believe it's only fair that I properly introduce myself as well. He stands, his massive

my plate. Grand Sorcerer? I knew Magister Orion was important, but this sounds like a lot more than just some

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

humans with magic. Illusionist, arcanist, shaman. While every school of magic focused and taught in different specialties, the

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

attuned to the world around us. To nature. To the air we breathe. We cannot create from nothing, but we

you can't create from nothing, then how did you make this food appear?" Marcus interjects, also drawn into

meat into my mouth, grateful for them both for asking the questions my

is interesting, but my eyelids threaten to droop

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struggle to

a 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 rare. There are those who believe that I have human blood within my veins. It's always. possible,

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