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
He made it very clear that he didn__ want me here,_ she said at last. __hat my remaining at the Institute is not the happy chance I thought it was. Not in his view._ __nd after I just finished telling you why you should consider him family,_ Jem said, a bit ruefully. __o wonder you looked as if I__ just told you something awful just happened._ ____ sorry,_ Tessa whispered. __on__ be. It__ Will who ought to be sorry._ Jem__ eyes darkened. __e shall throw him out onto the streets,_ he proclaimed. __ promise you he__l be gone by morning._ Tessa started and sat upright. __h _ no, you can__ mean that__ He grinned. __f course I don__. But you did feel better for a moment there, didn__ you?
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He made it very clear that he didn__ want me here,_ she said at last. __hat my remaining at the Institute is not the happy chance I thought it was. Not in his view._ __nd after I just finished telling you why you should consider him family,_ Jem said, a bit ruefully. __o wonder you looked as if I__ just told you something awful just happened._ ____ sorry,_ Tessa whispered. __on__ be. It__ Will who ought to be sorry._ Jem__ eyes darkened. __e shall throw him out onto the streets,_ he proclaimed. __ promise you he__l be gone by morning._ Tessa started and sat upright. __h _ no, you can__ mean that__ He grinned. __f course I don__. But you did feel better for a moment there, didn__ you?
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