Why don't we talk about your love life? Clary countered. "What about you and Alec?" "Alec refuses to acknowledge that we have a relationship, and so I refuse to acknowledge him. He sent me a fire message asking for a favor the other day. It was addressed to 'Warlock Bane' as if I were a perfect stranger. He's still hung up on Jace, I think, though that relationship will never go anywhere. A problem I imagine you know nothing about.
Cassandra ClareHeโs not feeling well,โ Clary said, catching at Simonโs wrist. โWeโre going.โ โNo,โ Simon said. โNo, I โ I need to talk to him. To the Inquisitor." Robert reached into his jacket and drew out a crucifix. Clary stared in shock as he held it up between himself and Simon. โI speak to the Nightโs Children Council representative, or to the head of the New York clan,โ he said. โNot to any vampire who comes to knock at my door โโ Simon reached out and plucked the cross out of Robertโs hand. โWrong religion,โ he said.
Cassandra ClareAnd I think that you do not understand that sometimes the only choice is between acceptance and madness.
Cassandra ClareHe pulled the Carstairs family ring from his finger and held it out to Will. "Take it." Will let his eyes drift down toward it, and then up to Jem's face. A dozen awful things he could say, or do, went through his mind. One did not slough off a persona so quickly, he had found. He had pretended to be cruel for so many years that the pretense was still what he reached for first, as a man might absently turn his carriage toward the home he had lived in for all his life, despite the fact that he had recently moved. "You wish to marry me now?" he said, at last.
Cassandra ClareYou donโt sound very patriotic,โ observed Tessa. โWerenโt you just reminiscing about the mountains?โ โPatriotic?โ Will looked smug. โIโll tell you whatโs patriotic,โ he said. โIn honor of my birthplace, Iโve the dragon of Wales tattooed on myโโ โYouโre in a charming temper, arenโt you, William?โ interrupted Jem, though there was no edge to his voice.
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