Chapter 0485

Jesse and Rafe blink and stare around, confused.

But Alvez claps his hands together, breaking the tension and ignoring Tony's question. "Let's move on. I'd like an update, please, regarding the status of your magic and if there has been any progress over the break. Davis, I'm assuming by your rather irritable protest regarding my teaching methods that you've had no progress on your abilities?"

"No, I've made no progress on my fully formed abilities, which I'd say is unsurprising," Tony says, dry. "What do you want me to do, take deeper breaths underwater?"

I laugh a little, unable to help it, and he shoots a smirk my way.

Alvez ignores it, turning to Jesse and Rafe, who report that they have not.

When the professor turns his eyes to me, I bite my lip a bit, torn about what to say. Alvez's eyes shine. "I'm sensing, Clark," he murmurs. "That you do have an update."

And then, even though I don't trust him, I decide to spill. Mostly because this is the only place we can really talk about magic as a group, where we can keep it a secret.

on fire," I say,

up straight and staring at

know?" I ask, turning to

at me likewise

I guess I forgot to tell you," I say, grimacing a little. "I mean, Midwinter

shouting at me for not telling them and demanding to know more information - what I can do, what I lit on fire, how I did it. But Alvez claps his hands together, again

I quickly tell the story of accessing my magic, and concentrating on the wood in the fireplace, and drawing on

your power fire?" Alvez asks, raising an

suppose," I say eventually, remembering how Jackson, Seraphina and I spent the majority of the morning experimenting with how fast I can melt chocolate and candy, licking both off our fingers courtesy of my

a notebook on his desk and tearing out a page, crumpling it up into a ball. "And would you mind providing a

okay," I murmur, sitting

Almost as one, everyone else in the room leans forward

the sudden pressure, but I suddenly

murmurs, proud. Don't

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