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.

I cut my trickle of magic as it dives straight for Magister Orion's

It, too, disappears.

left with one feeble little

cutting my magic and

the Fae Ward," Magister Orion announces on the heels of my

surprised. "How do you

wall behind me.

for our time in the training room, while the other shows

me an odd

I explain, gesturing

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up eagerly. "We've always used clocks with

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

circle? Why? Why do you need hands? Is it to move

circle?"

they're actually needles

rubs the tip of his nose

1 nod.

you tell time with only twelve

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

only have

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

very strange. This

have no idea how elementary teachers can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an adult and I already want to tear my hair out. Imagine teaching

amazing they didn't all run for the hills and

summoning fire once more: the power inside of me is easier to grasp,

hands.

your magic inside

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

rumble that fills the room. "How would I know if I

feel like he's dragged

should I do?"

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