[ She tips her chin up to look at him. For a moment she doesn't say anything, just watches him. What do Shadowhunters do? They fight. That's what they live and breathe for. But it's so much more than that and she doesn't exactly know where to start. ]

They protect people. [ She curls her fingers into her coat sleeves where they rest like fists. ] They're ... protectors. They stop the bad things from hurting good people. They're -- [ She thinks of Jace and his mocking, carefree smile, Isabelle and her wicked eyes, Alec and his responsibility. Her shoulders drop. ]

Fuck, they're soldiers. All right? [ Throwing her hands up. ] Pretty much trained from birth soldiers. But I'm not. I've only known them for a few months. Maybe they meant to pick up someone else, because I can't do what they can.