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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.

been remiss in my manners. May I ask your

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

You've met him a time

be his

known Vanessa for 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

them a thousand questions about their family life and histories? Such

no surprise she doesn't talk about her

I didn't even know she was mated to Vester

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

Finley," he says, his voice gruff but

Especially when he's on duty-which, right now, is literally every hour

chuckle, "I believe it's only fair that I properly introduce myself as well. He stands, his massive frame seeming to fill the

Magister Orion was important, but this sounds like a lot more than just some old

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

an intimidating-sounding rank. "Sorcerers are Fae who have also manifested as a wizard. Also known as witches, or 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

Vanessa's forgotten all about her food, leaning over the table

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

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

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

threaten to droop

Ava: A History of

a struggle to stay

we already have a core of magic within us. But it is incredibly rare. There are those who believe that I

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 and their magic." Then he laughs, a big,