Original First Chapter of CITY OF GLASS With Author Commentary
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1 Original First Chapter of CITY OF GLASS With Author Commentary
2 DearReaders: ThefirstchapterCassandraClareoriginally wroteforcityofglassisalmost unrecognizablefromthefirstchapterinthe finalversion. Here,CassandraClarerevisitstheoriginalfirst chapterofthelastbookinthemortal Instrumentstrilogy,providinginsightintothe characters,thewritingprocess,andthe imaginationbehindthisnewyorktimes bestsellingseries.
3 THEORIGINALFIRSTCHAPTER WITHAUTHORCOMMENTARY CITY OF GLASS Copyright 2009 by Cassandra Claire, LLC All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
4 A SUDDEN DEPARTURE 1 Claryzippedherbackpackclosedandglancedaroundthe roomtoseeifshe dforgottenanything.madeleinehad toldheritwouldbecoldinidrisduetothehigh elevation 2,soshe dpackedherlong sleevedshirts,some jeans,andhersweaters.shedidn thaveawintercoat,but shedidn tplanonbeinginidrislongenoughtoneedone. Shewasonlygoinglongenoughtogetwhatsheneededto helphermother.thenshe dbeback. Forthethirdtimeinfifteenminutes,shepunched Simon snumberintohermobilephone.itrangandrang, finallygoingtovoic . 1 Thefirstchapterisnowcalled ThePortal, whichithinkisamuch bettertitle. 2 Thisremainstrueinthebook,thoughthisexplanationwascut.Claryis coldmostofthetimeshe sinidris.
5 ItwasEric svoice,notsimon s,ontherecorded message. Ladies,ladies, hesaid.thoughitwasthe millionthtimeshe dheardtherecording,clarycouldn t helprollinghereyes. Ifyou vereachedthismessage,that meansourboysimonisoutpartying.butpleasedon t fightamongyourselves.there salwaysenoughsimonto goaround. Therewasamuffledyell,somelaughter,and thenthelongsoundofthebeep. 3 Shehungupwithafrown.Wherewashe?Heknew shewasleavingtoday.howcouldhenotbeheretowish herasafetrip? Ofcourse,theirlastmeetinghadbeenalittletense. He dsatonherbed,watchingherwithanalmostscary detachmentassherantedaboutmadeleineandidrisand hermother scure. Yousee,mymomknewValentinewasgoingto comelookingforheroneday, she dtoldhim breathlessly. Sheknewhe dtrytotorturethelocationof themortalcupoutofherifhecould.sheusedthispotion she dhadawarlockmakeforher.shebroughtittonew YorkwithherfromIdris.Sheknewitwouldputherintoa sortofsuspendedanimation,soshe dbenouseto Valentine.Shemusthavetakenitwhensheheardthe Ravenercomingforher.Don tyousee?that swhythe doctorscan tfindanythingwrongwithher.theonly thingthat llcureheristakingthesamepotionagain. 3 Ilovethisphonemessageandwassadtoseeitgo.LongagowhenI workedinjournalismtherewasaguyintheofficewhosentarounda memoaddressedto ladies,ladies promisingthattherewouldalways beenoughofhimtogoaround.ialwayswantedtopilferthatjoke,but Iguessit llhavetowaitforanothertime.
6 Sowhereareyousupposedtogetmoreofthesame potion? Simonasked. Itdoesn tseemlikesomething youcanjustpickupatthelocalbodega. 4 Itwouldhavetocomefromthesamewarlockwho madeitinthefirstplace. YoumeanMagnusBane? Simonsaid. Hewasthe warlockyourmomusedtouseforthosememoryspells, so No,itwasn tmagnus.weren tyoulistening?she broughtthepotionfromidris.itwassomeonesheknew there. So? Simonlettherestofthesentencehang delicatelyintheair. I mgoingtoidris, Clarytoldhim. Heblanched.Sincehewasalreadyverypale,this wasimpressive. ToIdris?Byyourself?Clary Notbymyself.WiththeLightwoods.Madeleine saysthey regoinganyway.theyhaveto:theclaveis recallingalltheheadsofconclavesindifferentcitiesto Idrisforsomekindofsummitmeeting. ButgoingtoIdris itdoesn tseemsafe,clary. Safeasanywhereelse, Clarysaid. Imean,withno onesurewhatvalentineisgoingtodonext,oreven whereheis... Maybeit sbetterforyoutobewiththe Lightwoods, Simonsaidafterapause. WithJace, anyway.he dneverletanythinghappentoyou. Hedidn tsay,what sgoingtohappentomewhile you regone?butclaryknewhewasthinkingit.simonhad 4 Non NewYorkersoftenaskmewhatabodegais.InNYCatleast,it sa littlecornerstorethatsellsgroceriesandcandy.
7 onlybeenavampirealittlelessthanaweekandwasstill tryingtoadjust.shewasoneoftheonlypeoplehe couldtalktoaboutit,andshewasleaving.shethoughtof whatitmustbelikeforhim,keepingthatsecret,goingto schooleveryday,pretendingthingswereallright. 5 Simon,I msorry... Hewavedawayherapology. Youhavetodowhat youhavetodotohelpyourmother, hesaid. Iwouldn t standinyourway. YoucanhangoutwithLuke, shesaid. He llbe here.mostlyatthehospital,admittedly,buthe saround, andyouknowhedoesn tmindifyouneedsomeoneto talkto. IcantalktoMaia, Simonsaid. Great, Clarysaid,withamarkedlackof enthusiasm.maiawasalsoawerewolf.awerewolfwith acrushonsimon.claryhadneverbeenabletowarmto her,thoughshe dtried. Iguessshemustknowwhat you regoingthrough,huh? Simondidn tanswer. Thisplanofyours,about goingtoidris, hesaid. DoesJaceknowaboutit? Claryshookherhead. He sgoingtofreakout. No,hewon t, Clarysaid. He llbefine. 6 5 ReadersalwaysaskmeifSimonandClaryarestillgoingtoschool throughallthis.here stheanswer:simonis,butclaryisn t.infact, ClaryhastodecideinCityofGlasswhethersheeverwantstoreturnto schoolatall,orwantstocontinuehereducationasashadowhunter. 6 Inthefinalversionofthisscene,Iwentalittlefarther,explainingthat Claryalreadyknowsthisisalie,andthatJacewouldneverbefinewith this.
8 Jacewasn tfine. You renotgoing, hesaid.hewaswhite faced, staring;helookedatherasifshe dsneakedupand sucker punchedhiminthestomach. IfIhavetotieyou upandsitonyouuntilthisinsanewhimofyourspasses, youarenotgoing. Whynot? Clarysaid. Thestraightforwardnessofthequestionseemedto makejaceevenangrier. Becauseitisn tsafe. Oh,andit ssosafehere? Clarysnapped. I ve nearlybeenkilledadozentimesinthepastmonth,and everytimeit sbeenrighthereinnewyork. That sbecausevalentine sbeenconcentratingon themortalinstrumentsthatwerehere. Jacespoke throughgrittedteeth. He sgoingtoshifthisfocustoidris now,weallknowit We rehardlyascertainofanythingasallthat, said MaryseLightwood.Claryhadnearlyforgottenthatthe olderwomanwasthereinthelibrarywiththem.shewas sittingbehindwhatclarywouldalwaysthinkofas Hodge sdesk,athickplanklaidacrossthebacksof kneelingmahoganyangels.sharplinesofexhaustion drewmaryse sfacedown.herhusband,robert Lightwood,hadbeeninjuredbydemonpoisonduringthe battlelastweek,andhadneededconstantnursingsince. AndtheClavewantstoseeClarissa,youknowthat, Jace. 7 7 PeopleoftenaskmewhereIcameupwiththeideaoftheClave.The organizationofthenephilimisoneiconceivedofasbeinglikea religiousorganization;theyare,afterall,almosttheirownreligion.soi basedthestructureonthecatholicchurch Clave isadaptedfrom Conclave, themeetingcardinalsholdtoelectanewpope;andthe SilentBrothersareinasensemonks,andthere saninquisitor,etc.
9 TheClavecanscrewitself, saidjace. Marysefrowned. TheClavewantsalotofthings, Jaceadded. It shouldn tnecessarilygetthemall. Maryseshothimalook,asifsheknewexactlywhat hewastalkingaboutanddidn tappreciateit. TheClave isoftenright,jace.it snotunreasonableforthemtowant totalktoclary,afterwhatshe sbeenthrough.whatshe couldtellthem I lltellthemwhatevertheywanttoknow, Jace said. They llbegrillingmeforweeksasitis. 8 AndIhopewhentheydoyou llbeabitmore cooperativeandabitlessstubborn, Marysesaid.She turnedherblueeyes,somuchlikealec s,onclary. So youwanttogotoidris,doyou? Justforafewdays, Clarysaid. Iwon tbeany trouble.madeleineevensaidicouldstayinherhouse. She sgotoneinalicante. Iknowshedoes.Thequestionisn twhetheryou ll beanytrouble;thequestioniswhetheryou llbewilling tomeetwiththeclavewhileyou rethere.theywantto talktoyou.ifyousayno,idoubtwecangetthe authorizationtobringyouwithus. Jacewasshakinghishead. I llmeetwiththeclave, Clarysaid. Maryserubbedathertempleswithherfingertips. Thenit ssettled. Shedidn tsoundsettled,though;she soundedastenseandfragileasaviolinstringtightenedto thebreakingpoint. 8 IdeletedthiscommentonJace spartfromthefinaldraft.ihad initiallythoughtthatthenewinquisitorwouldbequestioningjace,but IrealizedthatinfacttheInquisitorhadamoresinisterplanforthe Lightwoods.
10 But Jacebegan. Marysewavedherhandathimindismissal. That s enough,jace. Jace smouthwasahardline. I llwalkyouout, Clary. Icanwalkmyselfout, shesaid,butjacealready hadherbytheelbowandwassteeringhertowardthe door.theywerebarelyoutinthehallwaywhenhe droppedherarmandspuntofaceher,gloweringlikea gargoyle. Didn tyoulistentoawordisaid,clary?itold youyoucan tcome. ButMarysesaysIcan,andyoudon tgivetheorders aroundhere,doyou? MarysetruststheClavetoomuch, Jacesaid.He startedoffdownthehall,makingclaryscrambletokeep up. Shehastobelievethey reperfect andican ttellher theyaren t,because 9 Becausethat ssomethingvalentinewouldsay. Hisshoulderstensed. Nooneisperfect, wasallhe said.theywereinthefoyernow;hereachedoutand stabbedattheelevatorbuttonwithhisindexfinger. Not eventheclave. Clarycrossedherarmsoverherchest. Isthatreally whyyoudon twantmetocome?becauseitisn tsafe? Aflickerofsurprisecrossedhisface.Therewere shadowsringinghiseyes,clarynoticedwithoutwanting to,anddarkhollowsunderhischeekbones.theblack sweaterhewaswearingonlymadehislight,bruisemarkedskinstandoutmore,andthedarklashes,too;he wasastudyincontrasts,somethingtobepaintedin 9 WhetherornottotrusttheClave,thegoverningbodyof Shadowhunters,isathemethroughouttheentiretyofCityofGlass.
11 shadesofblack,white,andgray,withsplashesofgold hereandthere,likehiseyes,foranaccentcolor 10 Whatdoyoumean? Jacesaid,snappingheroutof hermentalpaintingreverie. Whywouldn tiwantyouto come? Sheswallowed. Because Becauseyoutoldmeyou don thavefeelingsformeanymore,andyousee,that svery awkward,becauseistillhavethemforyou.andibetyou knowit. BecauseIdon twantmylittlesisterfollowingme everywhere? Therewasasharpnoteinhisvoice,half mockery,halfsomethingelse.theelevatorarrivedwitha clatter;hereachedaroundhertopushopentheornate gateandthesoftwoolofhissweatertickledthebackof herneck. I mnotgoingtherebecauseyou llbethere.i m goingtherebecauseiwanttohelpmymother.itoldyou that. Icanhelpherforyou.Tellmewheretogo,whoto ask.i llgetwhatyouneed. Shesteppedintotheelevator,turnedtofacehim. MadeleinetoldthewarlockI dbetheonecoming.he ll beexpectingjocelyn sdaughter,notjocelyn sson. Sotellhertherewasachangeofplans.I llbegoing, notyou. Shebitherlip. Madeleinesaid Madeleinesaid,Madeleinesaid, hemimicked savagely. Hasthatwomanbrainwashedyou? 10 Claryisbasedinpartonanartistfriendofmine.Shedoesn tseethe worldatallthewayido I mawordperson butvisually;sheonce toldmethateverythingshelooksat,sheconsidershowshewould draw.
12 Shesaid, Clarywenton, thatthewarlockmight evennotbelievethatyou rewhoyousayyouare.shesaid halfthepeopleoverinidristhinkyou rereally Valentine sson.sowhatmakesyouthinksomeonewho helpedherwouldevenhelpyou?imean,thewhole reasonmymothertookthatpotioninthefirstplacewas tokeepvalentine shandsoffher AndI mnotbetterthanhim?isthatwhatyou re saying? What?No,ofcoursenot,youknowIthinkyou re nothinglikehim,jace 11 Apparently, hesaid, notenoughtopassthat informationontomadeleine. Heslammedthegateshutbetweenthem.Fora moment,shestaredathimthroughit themeshofthe gatedivideduphisfaceintoaseriesofdiamondshapes, outlinedinmetal.asinglegoldeneyestaredather throughonediamond,furiousangerflickeringinits depths. Jace shesaid,again. Butwithajerkandaclatter,theelevatorwas alreadymoving,carryingherdownintothedarksilence oftheinstitute. Thatwasthelasttimeshe dseenjace.hehadn tpicked upthephonewhenshe dcalledhimsince,soshe dmade allherplanstotraveltoidriswiththelightwoodsusing Alecassomewhatreluctantandembarrassedpoint person.alec.shesighedandflippedopenherphone again.shemightaswellcallhimandseewhattimethey 11 Howmuchheisorisn tlikevalentineisthemainissuejacegrapples withthroughoutcityofglass.
13 werecomingtopickherupontheirwayoutofthecity. SincetherewasnolongeraworkingPortalinthe Manhattanarea,theyweregoingtohavetodrivetoa locationtheyhadn tdisclosedtoheranduseaportal there. 12 Theyweresosecretive,Shadowhunters,she thought;itwasasiftheycouldneverforgetthatpartof herthathadbeenraisedtobelieveitwasmundane, ordinary.shewouldneverreallybeoneofthem,privyto theirsecrets. 13 Alecwasn tansweringhisphoneeither.clary snappedhermobilephoneshutandswore. Bythe Angel Asoftlaughcamefromherdoorway.Shewhirled around.itwasluke,handsinhispockets,watchingher withanexpressionoffondnessmixedwithamusement. Heflannelshirtwascrumpled he dprobablyslepton theplasticchairinthehospitalagain. Nowyou reeven swearinglikeashadowhunter, hesaid. Iguessit scatching, Clarysaid.Shesmiledathim. I mgladyoucametosaygood byetome,atleast. Wesaidgood byelastnight, Lukeremindedher.It wastrue.they dgonetothehospitaltoseejocelyn.clary hadkissedhermotherandpromisedthatwhenshecame back,she dhavejocelyn scure.madeleinehadbeenthere, thoughsheandlukewerestrangeandstiffwitheach 12 Thisisnolongerthecaseinthefinaldraft.IthoughtaddingaPortalin themanhattanareaseemedliketoomanyportals,sonowmagnus createsatemporaryportalforthemusingmagicinstead. 13 Ialsodeletedthisfromthefinalversionbecauseofspace considerations,butidothinkit saverynaturalwayforclarytofeel andcertainlysomethingshecontinuestoworryabout.
14 other 14 andshe dpromisedlukeshe dtakegoodcareof ClaryinIdris.AndthenClaryandLukehadcomebackto Luke shouseandhadpizzaandwatchedtvuntil midnight,whenhe dgonebacktothehospital. Well,Simonseemstohavedecidedtoblowmeoff, soit sgoodtohaveasecondgood byefromsomeone. He sprobablyjustworriedaboutyougoingto Idris. You reworried,andyoustillshowedup. Ihavethebenefitofexperiencewhichtellsmethat sulkingsolvesnothing, Lukesaidwithagrin. Alsothat there snopointtryingtotellyouoryourmotherwhatto do. Hereachedbehindhimandbroughtoutabrown papershoppingbag. Here,Igotyousomethingforyour trip. Youdidn thavetodothat! Claryprotested. You ve donesomuch Shethoughtoftheclotheshe dbought heraftereverythingsheownedhadbeendestroyed.he d givenheranewphone,newartsupplies,withoutever havingtobeasked.almosteverythingsheownednow wasagiftfromluke. Iwantedto. Hehandedoverthebag. Theobjectinsidewasswathedinlayersoftissue paper.clarytorethroughit,herhandseizingon somethingsoftaskitten sfur.shedrewitoutandgavea littlegasp itwasabottle greenvelvetcoat,oldfashionedwithagoldsilklining,brassbuttons,anda widehood.shedrewiton,smoothingherhandslovingly 14 WeneverseeLukeandMadeleineinteractinthefinaldraftofCityof Glass,butwedogetthestoryofhowMadeleineknewLukeandJocelyn andwhyshewasprivytothesecretofjocelyn scure.
15 downthesoftmaterial. ItlookslikesomethingIsabelle wouldwear, sheexclaimed. 15 Exactly.Nowyou llbedressedmorelikeoneof them, Lukesaid. Whenyou reinidris. Shelookedupathim. Doyouwantmetolooklike oneofthem? Clary,youareoneofthem. Hissmilewastinged withsadness. Besides,youknowhowtheytreat outsiders.anythingyoucandotofitin Aspasmofguiltseizedher. Luke,Iwishyouwould comewithme It snotsafeformeinidris.youknowthat.besides, Ican tleavejocelyn. But Clarybrokeoffasherphonerang.Shedived forit,scrabblingaroundamongthetangledbedsheets andpilesofdiscardedtissuepaper.shecameupgripping ittriumphantly. IsitSimon? Lukeasked. Sheglancedatthenumberonthescreenandher smilefadedintoalookofperplexity. It sjace. She flippedthephoneopen. Hello? Clary? Hisfamiliarvoicesentashiverupherspine. Whereareyou? I matluke s.whereelsewouldibe? Good. Therewasanoteofreliefinhisvoicethat struckherasodd. Staythere. 15 IalwaysknewIwantedClarytogetthisgreencoateventually.Itharks backtothegreenvelvetdressshedreamsofherselfdancingin,incity ofbones.plusclaryhardlyevergetstowearanythingpretty she sa jeansandsweatergirl. 16 Luke,havingbeenonceverymuchinsidetheClave ssocietyandthen verymuchcastout,knowswhereofhespeaks.
16 OfcourseI mstayinghere.i mwaitingforyouguys tocomeandpickmeup. Shehesitated. Youarecoming topickmeup,right? Hewassilent. Jace,what sgoingon?hassomethinghappened? ArewenotgoingtoIdris? Jacesighed. We regoing, hesaid. Butyou renot. Whatdoyoumean,I mnotgoing? Hervoiceshot upseveraloctaves.lukewinced. MarysesaidIcouldgo! Wewentoverthis! There sbeenachangeofplans, Jacesaid. You re notcomingafterall. ButtheClavewantedtomeetwithme Itturnedout, Jacesaid, thattherewassomeone theywantedtomeetwithmore.andimadeyournot comingaconditionofbringinghim. Claryfeltasifshe dsteppedinabucketoficewater. Ofbringingwho? shewhispered. Simon, Jacesaid. WhatdoestheClavewantwithSimon?He sjusta mundane He snotamundane,clary.he savampire.a vampirewhocanwalkinthesunlight.theonlyvampire whocanwalkinthesunlightthatanyone severheardof intheentirehistoryoftheclave.ofcoursethey re interestedinhim. Aretheygoingtohurthim? No, Jacesaid,impatiently. Ofcoursenot.They gavetheirofficialwordtheywouldn t. Idon tbelieveyou, Clarysaid.Shetooka shudderingbreath. Jace,don tdothis.iwon tcome,all right,ipromisei llstayhere,butpleasedon ttakesimon withyou.
17 Thedangerwasallrightforyou,though,wasn tit? Jacesaidangrily. Clary,Simonwon tbesafehere,either. He sunique.amagicalaberration.alreadythereare rumorsshootingthroughdownworldabouthisexistence. Thevampiresheldacouncillastnightaboutwhattodo withhim somewereinfavorofkillinghimoutrightas adangerousmutation,andotherswantedtoexperiment onhimtoseeifwhathappenedtohimcouldbe replicated.nottomentionthathe sthewerewolves publicenemynumberone 17 ButLukecontrolsthelycanthropes Notallthelycanthropesintheworld,Clary!What happenedtosimon it shuge,it sunprecedented. Everyone sgoingtowantapartofhim.thesafestplace forhimisinidris,withtheclave,especiallywhenwe won tbeheretoprotecthim. AndyousaidMarysetruststheClavetoomuch.You shouldtalk, Clarysaidbitterly. Howcouldyoudothis, Jace?Mymother Iknowwhatyourmotherneedstogetwell, Jace said. 18 AndI llgetitforyou,igiveyoumywordonthe Angel. 17 Iwasalittlesadtoloseallthisdramaticbyplayaboutwhatwasgoing oninthevampirecommunityaftersimon schange.ididthinkthefact thatsimonwassouniquewouldinitiateahugeamountofconflictin Downworldersociety,butallthatisnowmorealludedtothanstated definitively.it smadecleartosimonthatthevampiresaren thappy boy,aretheynothappy butthesereferencestowhat sgoingonin NewYorkspecificallyaregone. 18 JacenevercallsJocelyn ourmother, thoughhebelievessheis.
18 Forwhateverthat sworth.idon tgetit,jace.why areyoudoingthis? Hehesitated,justforafractionofasecond,between onebreathandthenext.hisvoice,whenhespoke,was flat. Ican tbelieveyoudon tknow. Don tdothis, shesaid.sometinypartofher wonderedifshewasbeingunreasonable,butitwas swampedbyheroverwhelmingsenseofabandonment andterror. Please,Jace I msorry,clary, hesaid,andhungup. Silence.Clarydialedhisnumberagainandgota staticbusysignal.shehitthebuttontoredialandfound thephonegentlyprisedoutofherhand. Clary, said Luke,hisblueeyesfullofcompassion. Forallweknow, he sprobablyalreadygonethroughtheportal.there sno point That snottrue! shescreamedathim. They weren tevensupposedtohaveleftyet!theycan tbe gone! Clary Butshewasalreadypushingpasthim,herbreath harshinherearsassheracedoutofthehouseanddown KentStreet,headingforthesubway Thiswholeplotlineisnowgonefromthebook.Itinkeredaroundwith doingitthiswayinitially,wheniknewineededtogetsimon,jace,and ClarytoIdris,andIneededtogetClaryandJacethereseparately. Everythinggoesdownnowinaverydifferentway Jaceisnolonger fiendishlytradingsimonforclary,orcallingheruptotellhershecan t gotoidris.there sprotective,andthere soverprotective,andthiswas crossingalineforme.ididn twantjacetreatingclarylikeachild.ialso doubtedverymuchshe deverforgivehimfordoingsuchathingto Simon,whichwouldpresentproblemsdowntheroad.
19 IttookClaryseveralmomentstopeeltheglamouroffthe Institutetoday.Itfeltasifanotherlayerofdisguisehad beenaddedtotheoldcathedral,likeanewcoatof paint.scrapingitoffwithhermindfelthard,evenpainful. Finallyitwasgoneandshecouldseethechurchasitwas. Thehighwoodendoorsgleamedasifthey djustbeen polished. Sheputherhandtotheknob.IamClary Morgenstern,oneoftheNephilim,andIaskentrancetothe Institute 20 Thedoorswungopen.Clarysteppedinside.She lookedaround,blinking,tryingtoidentifywhatitwas thatfeltsomehowdifferentaboutthecathedral sinterior. Sherealizeditasthedoorswungshutbehindher, prisoningherinablacknessrelievedonlybythedim glowoftherosewindowfaroverhead.shehadnever beeninsidetheentrancetotheinstitutewhentherehad notbeendozensofflameslitintheelaboratecandelabras liningtheaislebetweenthepews. Shetookherwitchlightstoneoutofherpocketand helditup.lightblazedfromit,sendingshiningspikesof illuminationflaringoutfrombetweenherfingers.itlit thedustycornersofthecathedral sinteriorasshemade herwaytotheelevatorsetintothewallnearthebare altar.shejabbedimpatientlyatthecallbutton. Nothinghappened.Afterhalfaminutewentby,she pressedthebuttonagain andagain.shelaidherear againsttheelevatordoorandlistened.notasound.the 20 ThisisamongthefirsttimesweseeClarycallherself Clary Morgenstern. She salwaysgonebyclaryfray,butsheknowsthisis herrealnameandshe llhavetouseittogetintotheinstitute.thisbit ispreservedinthefinalversion.
20 Institutehadgonedarkandsilent,likeamechanicaldoll whoseclockworkhearthadfinallyrundown. Clarytookastepbackandcollapsedintooneofthe pews.theseatwashard,narrow,anduncomfortable,but shebarelynoticed.theyweregone.gonetoidris,where shecouldn tfollow.goneoutofherlife,takingsimonto whereshecouldn tprotecthim.sherememberedmagnus saying, WhenyourmotherfledfromtheShadowWorld, itwasthemshewashidingfrom.notthedemons.the Shadowhunters. Hehadbeenright,andshehadbeen wrongtotrustthenephilim.shehadthoughtthe Lightwoodscaredabouther,butallthatmatteredtoany ofthemwastheirpreciousclave.evenjace Atthatthought,herthroatcontractedandshefelt thetearscomeinahotflood.shesatsobbing,clutching thewitchlightstonetoherchest,whereitpulsedand glowedlikealuminousheart. Clary. Thesoftvoicecameunexpectedlyoutofthe silencebehindher,makingherwhirlaroundinherseat. Atallfigurestoodbehindher,likeanungainlyscarecrow. Heworeablackvelvetsuitoverashimmeringemerald greenshirt,andanumberofbrightlyjeweledrings glitteredonhisnarrowfingers.therewerefancyboots involvedaswell,andagooddealofglitter. 21 Magnus? Clarywhispered. Clary,mydarling. Hisvoicewasasmusicalasever. Hesatdownnexttoherinthepew,hiscloakmoving aroundhimlikesmoke. Areyouallright? No.They regone andtheytooksimon Jace calledmeandhesaid hesaid 21 Magnus soutfitsarealwaysoneofmyfavoritethingstowrite.
21 Iknow, Magnussaid. Itwasadirtytricktoplay. Hehasalotofhisfatherinhim,yourbrotherJonathan. 22 Adaybefore,anhoureven,Clarywouldhavetold himnottosaysomethinglikethat.nowshejustbither lip. Isn tthereanythingicando? sheburstout. There mustbesomewaytogettoidris Thenearestairportisacountryover.Ifyoucould getacrosstheborder assumingyoucouldevenidentify theborder therewouldbealonganddangerous overlandjourneyafterthat,throughallsortsof Downworlderterritory.You dnevermakeit,nottraveling onyourown. Sheturnedtohim. Butyou I dhavetodisobeyadirectorderoftheclaveto takeyoutoidris,clary, Magnussaid. Ilikeyou,butnot thatmuch. Shegaveachokedlaugh. WhataboutaPortal?IfI couldgettoaportal? Youcan t.theportalsatrenwick sandmadame Dorothea sweredestroyed,andi venoideawhereany otherportalsmightbe.thatsortofinformationisclosely guarded.andihavetotellyou,clary Letmeguess.TheClavehasinstructedyounotto helpmeinanyway. Claryspokebitterly. Iknowhow theyworkbynow.ifjacemadesomesortofdealwith them,thentheywereprobablyprettythoroughingiving himwhatheaskedfor. Whatdidheaskfor? Magnusasked,hiscat seyes sparkingwithcuriosity. 22 AndthisisexactlywhyIdeletedthatplotline Jacecanbearrogant andannoying,butheisn tdishonest.heusuallyplaysbyhisownrules, whichhe dbebreakingifhedidsomethinglikethis.
22 Ithinkhetoldthemthathe dbringthemsimonif theycouldpromisei dbekeptoutofwhatever sgoingon inidris, Clarysaid,almostreluctantly. Magnus smouthquirkedupatthecorner. Hemust reallyloveyou. No, Clarysaid. Ithinkhejustdoesn twantme around.imakehimuncomfortable. Magnusmutteredsomething.Itsoundedlikean exasperatedexpletivefollowedbytheword Shadowhunters,butClarycouldn tbesure. Look, he said. IthinkJaceisprobablyright.Stayoutofwhat s goingoninidris it sgoingtobeapoliticaldisaster area. Shelookedupathim.Thelightofthewitchlight stonecaughttheedgesofhissharpcheekbonesandthe goldinhiscateyes. ButSimon, shesaid. Doyouthink he llbeallright? Didn tjacesayhe dmakesurenothinghappenedto him? Yes, saidclary. HesworeontheAngel. ThenI msurehe llbefine, Magnussaid,butshe hadcaughttheslighthesitationinhisvoicebeforehe spoke. 23 Shesaidnothinginreply,justturnedthe witchlightstoneoverinherfingers,watchingthelight flickeracrossthedarkgreenmaterialofhercoat.justan hourago,she dbeensohappytoputiton Simonissomethingveryspecial,Clary, added Magnus. Avampirewhocanwithstanddaylight.He snot helpless.hemaynotneedyourprotection.hewoulddo 23 AnotherreasonthatIgotridofthisparticularplotlineisthatI doubtedanyonewouldbelieveinjace ssinglehandedabilitytokeep Simonfromtheraveninghordesofdanger,andinfact,they dberight.
23 welltolearntousethegiftshehas. Hestoodup,a spectacularlytallandthinfigure,darkandspideryinthe dimlight. Aswouldyou Here,MagnusistellingClarysomethingshewindsuprealizingonher owninthefinaldraftofcityofglass.she sbeenthinkingofherselfas powerlessandabandonedbyjaceandthelightwoods,justasshestill thinksofsimonasanordinaryboy,butneitherofthesethingsistrue. Simonisnowasupernaturalcreature,andClaryisagirlpossessedof enormouspowershedoesn tyetknowhowtoproperlyutilize.when shedoesutilizeit,inherattempttogettoidris,enormouschaosis unleashed buteveryonehastostartsomewhere!
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