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“What? What did you say I was?”
“You’re an elemental,” said Ariadne. “One of the few humans in the world who has power over the magic of nature. The only other living elementals are the humans who sit here beside you—Ash, Ian, and Gabe.”
The three of them grinned at me.
“But what does that mean?” I cried. “The magic of nature? I don’t know what that it is!”
“Which is why I’m about to tell you,” said Ariadne. “First, let’s just talk about what magic is. Magic is any force that can be controlled by your mind, and it has to be your mind alone. Of course, who can control it and how they control it completely depends on what kind of magic it is. There are many, many types of magic, but most of the time, when people talk about magic, they are talking about the arcane, the most basic type
