i'm pure at heart, it repels the dirt

Isabelle woke to a scream. By the time she was blinking her eyes open and pushing herself up from where she'd passed out by Simon's side, Clary was already on her feet. "Someone screamed," she said. "You two stay here — I'll go see what happened."

"No, no." Isabelle scrambled to her feet just as Alec burst into the chamber, panting hard.

( The Lightwoods and their near-death experiences. )

[ooc: NFB, NFI, OOC-okay! CoHF. Two more monster posts coming up tomorrow! Warning for violence and heavy injury.]

Isabelle's packing was quickly done. You didn't get to be an eighteen-year-old Shadowhunter and not learn what were the essentials to take when you were about to rush into something potentially very stupid. She had enough moments to spare for something else she wanted to get done.

Even in all too many of those moments ended up being spent up staring at the piece of parchment, trying to figure out what to write. She ended up going with the first thing that had come to her head. It was kind of terrible, but it was what she wanted to say. Should this whole endeavor go wrong.

Ave atque vale.

She folded the piece of parchment, and drew a rune on it with the tip of her stele, and watched it burn and vanish as it went on its way. Then she inhaled deeply, and squared her shoulders. She was ready.

( Off to the Seelie Queen we go. )

[ooc: NFB, NFI, OOC-okay, CoHF, probably one of three today? Warning for NPC death.]

"If Clary and Jace are delivered to Sebastian, then they will be delivered to their deaths," said Maryse.

( They were in the offices of the Consul. )

[ooc: NFB, NFI, OOC-okay! Blah blah blah, City of Heavenly Fire, one more post to come today.]

There had been a big Council meeting yesterday. They'd all gathered to hear the official news. Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Oslo, Berlin, Moscow, Los Angeles, all attacked in quick succession, before the attacks could be reported. Every Conclave in these cities had had its Shadowhunters captured and turned Endarkened. Six children saved from the LA Institute. Julian, the eldest, was made to take the test by the Mortal Sword at the meeting, to tell the whole truth of what he'd seen during the attack.

( Sed lex dura lex. )

[ooc: NFB, NFI, OOC-okay! Taken from City of Heavenly Fire.]