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.

flickers out of existence. Another bounces off, and I cut my trickle of magic as

It, too, disappears.

end, I'm left with one

I mutter, cutting my magic and watching

in the Fae Ward," Magister

"How do

at the wall behind me. "The

One displays a countdown for our time in the training room, while the other shows the time

an odd look. "What's

I explain, gesturing to

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

clock to someone who's never seen one? They have hands that go around in

to confusion. "A circle? Why? Why do you need hands? Is

circle?"

needles that

the tip of his nose in thought. The

1 nod.

do you tell time with

five minutes. The big needle is for minutes and the short

only have twelve

And then there's P.M., which is after

Orion shakes his head, a bemused expression on his face. "Human inventions can be so very strange. This technology of yours brings you backward."

can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an adult and I already

for the hills and give up their

back to my training. I close my eyes, concentrating on summoning fire once more: the power inside of me is easier to grasp, though it feels like

hands.

through my concentration. "Focus on gathering your magic inside of you until it's stable.

exasperation. "Why didn't you tell me that

room. "How would I know if

but I still feel like he's dragged me around for

should I do?"

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