Tangled

Chapter 245

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245 Ava: Magic Boot Camp

Magister Orion keeps me in the training room for an entire week.

Eating. Sleeping. It doesn't matter; I do it all there.

At first, it's weird. I'm always rushing, wanting to go back, to see if we've heard from Sister Miriam or Selene, but Magister Orion points out every time-enough time hasn't passed in our

world.

It's weird. I don't think it'll ever feel right.

"How long has it been? Didn't you say it changes?"

"It changes from time to time, but stays stable for long periods." He rests in a hammock, swaying from two palm trees in the middle of our weird, metal training room. He looks like he's on

vacation.

Marcus is watching in silence, as he always does.

Vanessa's asleep in her own hammock. They've been taking turns.

Me?

I'm drenched in sweat, but there are three different flames, about an inch in size, floating in the

air in front of me. It's little more than candle-strength, but I'm proud of it.

Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but it's massive progress.

Instead of pestering Magister Orion for a more concrete answer, I try to pull the three flames together and merge them into one.

It all falls apart after that.

of existence. Another bounces off, and I cut my trickle of

It, too, disappears.

left with

it, I mutter, cutting my

the Fae Ward," Magister

blink, surprised. "How do

behind me. "The room

One displays a countdown for our time in the training room, while the other shows the time and date in the Fae Ward. "Wait, the Fac use digital clocks?" I ask,

an odd look. "What's

I explain, gesturing

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eagerly. "We've always used clocks with numbers. What other kind

They

Why? Why do you need hands?

circle?"

they're actually needles

the tip of his nose in thought. The numbers

1 nod.

time with only twelve

number is either an hour, or five minutes. The big needle is for minutes and the short needle

only have twelve

so before noon. And then there's P.M., which is

shakes his head, a bemused expression on his face. "Human inventions can be so very strange. This technology of yours brings you backward." Giving up on the clock explanation, I just

clocks just makes my head hurt. I have no idea how elementary teachers can throw knowledge at children; I'm

didn't all run for the hills and

once more: the power inside of me is easier to grasp, though it feels like it wiggles in my

hands.

"Focus on gathering your magic inside of you until it's

"Why didn't you tell me that

that fills the room. "How would I know if

I still feel like he's dragged

should I do?"

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