[ He's surprised. They haven't been here that long, at least not by his reckoning.
But then Sturmhond is a man who'd gone seven years without sight of his parents. The equivalent of a few months is tiny by comparison to that. ]
I agree with you, as it happens. It's better that they're not here. Better that you can protect them from afar than watch them struggle to contend with all of this.
[ That's how he's felt for years, and how he still feels. ]
It's a matter of keeping yourself strong for them. Dagger is showing you a kindness, I believe.
[ But he puts his hand on her shoulder, then, and squeezes it. ]
Keep your family close to your heart, but do not let anyone hold them over your head. Weakness is a guise, Clary. Wear it when they need to see you're human, but never when you feel it. Use that picture to stay strong. Don't let it do the opposite. Kindness is its own form of cruelty, from a different point of view.
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[ He's surprised. They haven't been here that long, at least not by his reckoning.
But then Sturmhond is a man who'd gone seven years without sight of his parents. The equivalent of a few months is tiny by comparison to that. ]
I agree with you, as it happens. It's better that they're not here. Better that you can protect them from afar than watch them struggle to contend with all of this.
[ That's how he's felt for years, and how he still feels. ]
It's a matter of keeping yourself strong for them. Dagger is showing you a kindness, I believe.
[ But he puts his hand on her shoulder, then, and squeezes it. ]
Keep your family close to your heart, but do not let anyone hold them over your head. Weakness is a guise, Clary. Wear it when they need to see you're human, but never when you feel it. Use that picture to stay strong. Don't let it do the opposite. Kindness is its own form of cruelty, from a different point of view.