[ He looks at her for a moment, not really reacting. She'd thought they were pretending to be him. She really thinks there's a chance they would do that.
Is he so sure that they wouldn't?
Sturmhond lets out a breath, softening a little. ]
I don't want help, Clary.
[ He doesn't think he deserves it, for a start. But he also doesn't want to show that manner of weakness. He thinks this is something he has to bear alone. That's the nature of the task. It wasn't given because it was easy. ]
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Is he so sure that they wouldn't?
Sturmhond lets out a breath, softening a little. ]
I don't want help, Clary.
[ He doesn't think he deserves it, for a start. But he also doesn't want to show that manner of weakness. He thinks this is something he has to bear alone. That's the nature of the task. It wasn't given because it was easy. ]