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.

bounces off, and I cut my trickle of magic as it

It, too, disappears.

left

I mutter, cutting my magic and watching it fade

Fae Ward," Magister Orion announces on the

blink, surprised. "How

the wall behind me. "The room

the other shows the time and date in the

an

with numbers," I explain, gesturing

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eagerly. "We've always used clocks with numbers.

do you describe an analog clock to someone who's never seen one? They have hands that go around in a circle,

circle? Why? Why do you

circle?"

needles that point to the

of his nose in thought. The

1 nod.

you tell time with

big needle is for minutes and the short needle is

have twelve

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

Orion 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

can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an adult and I already want to tear my hair out. Imagine teaching third-grade children how

for the hills

summoning fire once more: the power inside

hands.

concentration. "Focus on gathering your magic inside of you until

I stare in exasperation. "Why didn't you

"How would I know if

feel like he's dragged

should I do?"

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