Tangled
Chapter 290
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290 Ava: Imbalance
"You're really bad at taking care of yourself, aren't you?"
The little bit of life I'd managed to bring back to the forest is already dwindling, but the spirit- Grimoire, I'm pretty sure-is floating in the air when I open my eyes, lying on their side with their head propped on their hand. "Excuse me?" What a welcome.
"Not eating. Don't even notice you have a fever. Wild magic inside of you." They shake their head. "You'll implode at this rate."
A fever? My forehead feels cool to touch. "I don't have a fever."
"Your hand is as hot as your-never mind. Not my problem if humans want to kill themselves." They roll over, presenting their back to me.
"What do you mean by wild magic? And why would I implode?"
The spirit waves their hand dismissively, not even bothering to look at me. Their indifference is frustrating.
Last time, they spoke with me after I connected with the magic hidden here.
Fine. If that's what it takes to get answers, I'll try again.
Once I focus, the hidden magic pulses beneath the lake, calling my attention.
I touch my forehead discreetly. It feels cool to me, but the spirit's words nag at the back of my mind. Could I really have a fever?
Pushing the thought aside, I concentrate on the magic thrumming beneath the water, the faintest whisper of it grazing the land. Reaching out with my senses, I try to coax it to life once more.
up my arms, settling in my chest before radiating outward. The golden
aware of my body. There's a strange heat building inside me, different from the warmth of the magic.
engage. To my surprise, they're hovering
more persistent than
mean you'll answer my
spirit tilts their head, regarding me with those unfathomable eyes.
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asking the right
it against some freaking
my thoughts. "Okay, then
around us. "You seek more power, yet you don't
from my teacher. I'm
you humans.
if you pay attention. That's the problem with Never paying attention. There are no ornate rules to magic. Do you need lessons to breathe?" Magic seems a little
feel that way
a spirit, and I'm
in your
to keep my thoughts out of my
knowing look in their eyes. "You don't understand what you're trying to control, and therein lies the danger. Wild magic, untamed and uncontrolled, is a force of nature. It responds to your emotions, your desires, but
I needed a teacher so
you humans quite a bit, hasn't it? They're rotating in the air, spinning slowly until they're upside down, seafoam-colored hair reaching the ground. They look ridiculous, despite the grim words and solemn expression. "Magic requires balance, they explain. "What you're doing now is drawing power from the world. around you, but you're not giving anything back. It's like trying to fill a cup
do wizards control
in the air, defying gravity in a way that makes my head spin if I focus
mocking tone, "they think they're so clever.
to understand "What do you
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they funnel that excess energy into these constructs. Imagine a pot of boiling water. Instead.
About Tangled - Chapter 290
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