Oh, The Universe Had Outdone Herself. The

Their Oldest Child, James, Had Spoken Laughingly About Will's Unrelenting Fear Of Ducks And His Continual Battle To Keep Them Out Of The Pond At The Family Home In Yorkshire.

I Don't Care," Clary Said. "he'd Do It For Me. Tell Me He Wouldn't. If I Were Missing-" "he'd Burn The Whole World Down Till He Could Dig You Out Of The Ashes. I Know," Alec Said.

He'd Learned His Lesson A Long Time Ago: Even In The Midst Of Heartbreak, You Could Still Find Yourself Laughing.

Magnus, You Were Trying To Flirt With Your Own Plate." "i'm A Very Open-minded Sort Of Fellow!

Vampires, Fey Folk, Werewolves, Shadowhunters, And Demons - These Things Made Sense To Magnus. But The Mundane World - It Seemed To Have No Pattern, No Form. Their Quicksilver Politics. Their Short Lives.