Tangled

Chapter 286

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286 Ava: Not Yet Ready.

*Sealed? By the water, you mean?"

"Of course not." They look irritated now, likely by how slow my brain is catching up to their thought process. The seals, girl"

"So, a lockbox?"

"Lockb-you humans have such odd innovations." The way they're peering into my face, it feels like they're tearing apart my memories to educate themselves.

"In a sense, I suppose. It isn't that easy" They sit.

In the air.

Floating.

Just-there. As if one would lower themself into a chair, only there's nothing there.

"Why so surprised?" they ask, tilting their head as they blink owlishly in my direction.

Gesturing toward them, I just say, "You're floating. In mid-air."

They roll their eyes again, a surprisingly human gesture for such an otherworldly being. "And you're standing on the ground. How extraordinary."

catches me off guard, and I shake my head, trying

the subject abruptly once again. "Why are here, girl? This isn't a place

you

me. My magic, I think. I didn't mean to intrude on your, er, world: The spirit clicks their tongue, annoyance flashing across their ethereal features. "You make

in my mind. "What do you mean? I've

to handle. "Not here, specifically. But you have a penchant for barging in where you're not expected. Grimoire doesn't like to be disturbed, you know," Energy fizzes through my veins, my heart beat rapid and shallow. "Grimoire? You mean my magic book? How do you know about

quiet. Yet here you are, once again, stumbling

Not Yet

sense that

on

of me with a curled lip and a slow shake of their head. "Has

way they roll their eyes and the timing of their humor feels very human. Much more than their appearance.

sweeping around us. I

else

Grimoire, little human thing?" the spirit

they went on and on about how

who came barging in here. Shouldn't you know where

seem to know him quite well. I figured

It's surreal, watching them float there like they're lying on

canopy above, which has parted into a frame of green trees surrounding a sliver of blue

and start anew."

seem to have any real empathy for my

possible?" I ask, unable to keep the

horror movie. They sit up so abruptly it makes me flinch, their

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