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.

my trickle of magic as it

It, too, disappears.

end, I'm left with

my magic

in the Fae Ward," Magister Orion announces on the

"How do you

wall behind me. "The room

a countdown for our time in the training room, while the other shows the time and date

an odd

know, clocks with numbers," I

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clocks with numbers. What other kind

who's never seen one? They have hands that go around in a circle, and go from

Why? Why do

circle?"

the hands-well, they're actually needles that point to the

his nose in

1 nod.

do you tell time with only

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

have twelve

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

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

idea how elementary teachers can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an adult and I

all run for the hills and

fire once more:

hands.

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

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

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

point is fair, but I still feel like he's dragged me around for way too long.

should I do?"

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