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."

trying to refocus. "I'm sorry. I've never seen anything like

subject abruptly once again. "Why are here, girl? This

you

My magic, I think. I didn't mean to intrude on your, er,

mind. "What do you

an obtuse child they're obligated to handle. "Not here, specifically. But you have a penchant for barging in where you're not expected. Grimoire doesn't like to be

here you

Not

makes sense that it-he-would

of on the nose, isn't

someone like you manage a contract with Grimoire? They inspect every inch of me with a curled lip and a slow shake of their head.

The spirit must have some experience with the world. The way they roll their eyes and the timing of their humor feels very

their gaze sweeping around us. I hesitate, then follow suit,

no one else is

human thing?" the spirit asks, crossing their

on about how Grimoire

came barging in here. Shouldn't you know

don't know anything about him," I counter. "You seem to know him

in mid-air. It's surreal, watching

has parted into a frame of green trees surrounding a sliver of blue sky. "Perhaps I should just set the

and start anew."

all its human-like mannerisms, doesn't seem to have

unable to keep the

up so abruptly it makes me flinch, their

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