Did they really think they could hurt him, after what he lost? For five years it had been his absolute truth. Jem and Will. Will and Jem. Will Horandale lives, therefore Jem Carstairs lives also.𝘘𝘶𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘮. To lose an arm or a leg would be painful, he imagined, but to lose the central truth of your life felt-fatal.
I know I am a shadowhunter, and we do not pass easily this life. We fight to the last. We come from the realm of angels, and yet we fear it. I think, though, that one can face the end not be afraid without having bowed under to death. Death shall never rule me."
"They will be able to take care of each other when I am gone, or at least I can hope for it. He says she does not love him, but -surely she will come to love him in time. Will is easy to love, and he has given her whole heart. I can see it. I hope she will not break it. "
"You miss him," Sophie said.
Jem nodded slowly. "I can feel İt -his distance, like a cord inside me pulled very, very tightly. I did not expect that. We have not been apart since we became parabatai."