Tangled
Chapter 246
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246 Ava: Off-kilter
Staying in the training room for another week is mental torture.
The training isn't the worst part.
It's the tedium.
Vanessa and Marcus are tense and jumpy, even with nothing happening.
Sometimes, the weird training room turns into a quiet beach. In an unfortunate twist, the room can't emulate scent, so it doesn't help much as a change of venue.
Once I'm able to summon fire with ease, Magister Orion announces that it's a great time to return to the Fae Ward.
The clock on the wall shows eighteen hours have passed since we entered.
"Despite sleeping in here, your mind and body aren't truly rested. You should sleep once we
return."
"No, I need to see if Selene's returned, I protest, swaying on my feet. The idea of sleep is tempting, but the worry gnawing at my gut won't let me rest. "What if something's happened?" Magister Orion's eyes soften. "Ava, I assure you, if any important news arrives, I will wake you immediately. But right now, your mental faculties need replenishing. You've pushed yourself hard. While this room is convenient for fast- tracking your training, it comes with downsides." "Days?" I blink, the concept of time slipping through my fingers like sand. "It's only been eighteen
hours."
"There, yes. And in here, it's been two weeks."
Right. I knew that.
I'm just a little confused.
My body betrays me with a jaw-cracking yawn. Vanessa steps forward, her hand gentle on my arm. "He's right, Ava. You're dead on your feet." Marcus grabs my other arm, holding me upright. It's only then that I realize I was tilting to the
side.
my
but anxiety still coils in chest. "But
ears to the ground," Magister Orion says firmly. "Eight hours of sleep, minimum. That's an order
ready to snap back, but Vanessa's voice distracts me. "He's right, Ava. You're
out of me, leaving behind a bone-deep weariness. "Fine," I concede, "but wake me if anything-and I
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the sudden shift back to the ornate halls of the Fae Ward makes
I'm smiling. Honestly, everything's a little fuzzy
step beside me, with a gentle shove that tilts me back into a proper angle to
down my tongue; I'm not even sure the
reach my room, I'm stumbling with every step. The bed looks impossibly
training room did give us the luxury of showers, but it couldn't
gross against
Vanessa murmurs, her voice already
a chaotic swirl of fire and water, faces I can't quite recognize, and a persistent sense of urgency. I'm running, always running, but I can't remember what I'm chasing or what's chasing me. The chase stops abruptly when I reach a clearing, and a small
I
in it, but something tells me it isn't
here before, and my entire body's screaming
a step back, and the water darkens. It goes from crystal clear and blue to murky brown, and there's something moving in its
trees, and a menacing presence that
I'm
water, only a beach, with water lapping at my toes. A white wolf with clear blue eyes stares at me, the only color in her fur a patch of black at the end of her
finally surface from sleep, it takes me a moment to remember where I am. The soft bed and ornate furnishings of
Oh, wait. It's not.
charged, but
sticky, and feel feverish. My entire body hurts, like Jericho's been
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in a chair by the window, looking far
out?" I croak, my
Orion said to let you sleep
hours. It feels like I only slept ten minutes. "Why didn't
shakes her head. "Nothing yet. And before you ask, no, we
worry I'd pushed aside during sleep comes rushing back. "We need to
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