This was Jace being brave. Simon thought, brave and snarky because he thought Lilith was going to kill him, and that was the way he wanted to go, unafraid and on his feet. Like a warrior. The way Shadowhunters did. His death song would always be this-jokes and snideness and pretend arrogance, and that look in his eyes that said 'I'm better than you'. Simon just hadn't realized it before.
Cassandra ClareClary, you're an artist, like your mother. That means you see the world in ways that other people don't. It's your gift, to see the beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you crazy โ just different. There's nothing wrong with being different.
Cassandra ClareYou snuck up on me,โ she said. โI guess Iโm not much of a Shadowhunter, huh?โ Simon shrugged. โWell, in your defense, I do move with a silent, pantherlike grace.
Cassandra Clare