[ She sighs and stands up, curving her arms around her body and looking at him out of the corner of her eye. ]
They want us to fall in line, right? Who says they can't hijack the black glass? I just wanted to be sure. I needed to know that you were you. And now I do, and I can go. [ She pauses. ] I'm sorry I don't know how to help you. I wish I did.
[ 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. ]
Yeah. [ She gets that, she does. She still wishes it could be different though, that she could have a rune that would make everything better. There isn't though so she just gives him a soft smile. ]
I'll see you around. I'd say don't do anything I wouldn't do but that's like ninety percent of the things you do, so.
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They want us to fall in line, right? Who says they can't hijack the black glass? I just wanted to be sure. I needed to know that you were you. And now I do, and I can go. [ She pauses. ] I'm sorry I don't know how to help you. I wish I did.
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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. ]
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I'll see you around. I'd say don't do anything I wouldn't do but that's like ninety percent of the things you do, so.
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[ And away from members of Blue team, if at all possible. ]
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[ It's easy to let herself out and move away from his rover. She'll find him again later when the sting of what happened isn't so sharp. ]