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.

off, and I cut my trickle of

It, too, disappears.

I'm left with

mutter, cutting my

Magister Orion announces on the heels

"How

wall behind me. "The room

for our time in the training room, while the other

me an odd look.

with numbers," I

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always used clocks

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

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

circle?"

actually needles that point

tip of his nose in thought.

1 nod.

tell time with only

an hour, or five minutes. The big needle is

have

before noon. And then there's

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,

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

all run for the hills and give

my focus 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 it wiggles in

hands.

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

eyes snap open and I stare in exasperation. "Why didn't you tell me that earlier? I've been at this for

fills the room. "How would I

dragged me around

should I do?"

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