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.

and I cut my trickle of magic as it dives straight for Magister

It, too, disappears.

the end, I'm left with one

I mutter, cutting my magic and watching

Magister Orion announces

"How do

the wall behind me. "The

while the other shows the time and date in the Fae Ward. "Wait, the Fac use digital clocks?" I ask, confused by the sleek,

gives me an odd look.

with numbers," I explain, gesturing to

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used clocks with numbers. What other kind

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

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

circle?"

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

his nose in thought. The numbers one

1 nod.

time with

big needle is for minutes and

have

then

his face. "Human inventions can be so very strange. This technology

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

run for the

I close my eyes, concentrating on summoning fire once more: the power inside of me is easier to

hands.

Magister Orion's voice cuts through my concentration. "Focus on gathering your

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

would

like he's dragged me around for way too long. "Fair

should I do?"

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