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 magic as it dives straight for Magister

It, too, disappears.

the end, I'm left with one feeble

mutter, cutting my magic and

Ward," Magister Orion announces on

"How do

at the wall behind me. "The

time in the training room, while the other shows the time and date in the Fae Ward. "Wait, the Fac

an

I explain, gesturing

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245 Ava Magic Boot

"We've always used clocks

seen one? They have hands that go around in a circle, and go from one

"A circle? Why? Why

circle?"

needles

of his nose in thought. The numbers one

1 nod.

tell time with only twelve

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

have twelve

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

inventions can be so very strange.

clocks just makes my head hurt. I 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

run for the hills and give

concentrating on summoning fire once more: the power inside of

hands.

on gathering your magic inside of you until it's stable.

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

fills the room. "How would I know if I didn't watch you trying to

I still feel like he's dragged me around for

should I do?"

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