Value your parabatai," he said. "For it is a precious bond. All love is precious. It is why we do what we do. Why do we fight demons? Why are they not fit custodians of this world? What makes us better? It is because they do not build, but destroy. They do not love, but hate only. We are human and fallible, we Shadowhunters. But if we did not have the capability to love, we could not guard humans; we must love to guard them. My parabatai, he loved like few ever could love, with all and everything. I see you are like that too; it burns more brightly in you than the fire of Heaven
Will__ voice dropped. __veryone makes mistakes, Jem.___es,_ said Jem. __ou just make more of them than most people.___ ____ou hurt everyone,_ said Jem. __veryone whose life you touch.___ot you,_ Will whispered. __ hurt everyone but you. I never meant tohurt you.__em put his hands up, pressing his palms against his eyes. __ill ____ou can__ never forgive me,_ Will said in disbelief, hearing thepanic tinging his own voice. ____ be ____lone?_ Jem lowered his hand, but he was smiling now, crookedly. __ndwhose fault is that?
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Will__ voice dropped. __veryone makes mistakes, Jem.___es,_ said Jem. __ou just make more of them than most people.___ ____ou hurt everyone,_ said Jem. __veryone whose life you touch.___ot you,_ Will whispered. __ hurt everyone but you. I never meant tohurt you.__em put his hands up, pressing his palms against his eyes. __ill ____ou can__ never forgive me,_ Will said in disbelief, hearing thepanic tinging his own voice. ____ be ____lone?_ Jem lowered his hand, but he was smiling now, crookedly. __ndwhose fault is that?
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