Just be careful. When we arrive at the house, you canโt look to me for help or instruction. Remember, I am your human subjugate. You keep me about you for bloodโblood whenever you want itโand nothing else.โ โSo youโre not going to speak tonight,โ Tessa said. โAt all.โ โNot unless you instruct me to,โ said Will. โThis evening sounds as if it might be better than I thought.
Cassandra ClareLadies who were no better than they should be, whose dresses were too tight, too bright and too all the things Magnus liked most, lounged on velvet-covered benches along the walls.
Cassandra ClareYouโre not the only one who calls them that; the other Downworlders do the same,โ said Will. โI discovered that fact while investigating the symbol. I must have carried that knife through a hundred Downworld haunts, searching for someone who might recognize it. I offered a reward for information. Eventually the name of the Dark Sisters came to my ears.โ โDownworld?โ Tessa echoed, puzzled. โIs that a place in London?โ โNever mind that,โ said Will. โIโm boasting of my investigative skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption. Where was I?
Cassandra ClareThere must always be a first," said Jem. "It is not easy to be first, and it is not always rewarding, but it is important.
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