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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've been remiss in my manners. May I ask your full name?" Vanessa straightens in her chair, a small smile playing on her lips.

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

Thorn. You've met him

his

for what feels like ages now, and I didn't even know she had a brother/ cousin/something who works

I 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

life and histories? Such

no surprise she doesn't talk

That's right. I didn't even know she was mated to Vester for ages. They don't show off their mating bond

him deeply, but their relationship is very different from many mated couples. Then again, as I think has been established several times now, Blackwood is pretty different from the

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

says, his voice gruff but respectful. "Just

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

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

Sorcerer? I knew Magister Orion was important, but this sounds like a lot more than

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

magicians. Over thousands of years, many names have come about for humans with 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 ties to the

then?" Vanessa's forgotten all about her

world around us. To nature. To the air we breathe. We cannot create from nothing, but we can encourage or manipulate what already

nothing, then how did you make this food appear?" Marcus interjects, also

more meat into my mouth, grateful for them both for asking the questions my sluggish brain can't come up with, too over-awed by

eyelids threaten to droop and leave me asleep

A History

a struggle to stay

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

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