( She releases a breath, relief, a good chunk of her worry finally bleeding out of her; always helps hearing a familiar voice. )
Good, I'm really, really glad. ( That he's safe, alive. ) Doing okay? ( Ah- ) In the loosest sense, since I get the feeling no one is actually okay right now.
That is sort of a novel feeling, isn't it? ( It felt weird when she first joined the Shadowhunters, how it felt like she had no place to really go back to at the end of the mission, at the end of a day. It just felt like a place to crash and sleep off the fighting.
But as time drew on, so did her affection for the Institute, as she feels for her home here, too. A place to actually return to at the end of things- It's something that not many people think to be grateful for. )
In which case, I'm extra glad you made it back safe.
( That's- Kind of complicated, isn't it? While physically demanding, it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. But the emotional strain of it is another story, though not one she needs to dump in V's hands. )
It was fine, ( she says easily; not untrue, for what she's opting to focus on. ) Nothing a healing rune or two couldn't fix.
And all my friends are safe, so. Can't ask for more than that. ( It feels selfish enough as it is, knowing that the people she cares about are fine while others have lost significant people in their lives. )
[ He knows that's a turn of phrase, but he can think of several things he would ask for. Maybe because he never quite turns off, doesn't know how to just be grateful. ]
Your rune did a clever job, until just at the end.
[ That point past exhaustion when you can't think well enough to even help yourself. ]
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Hello, Clary. I arrived home safely this morning.
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Good, I'm really, really glad. ( That he's safe, alive. ) Doing okay? ( Ah- ) In the loosest sense, since I get the feeling no one is actually okay right now.
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[ He's fine. As far as V is concerned this was all just a practice skirmish. ]
I'm alright. Perhaps I created a rival or two. But in the end, it was nice to have a home to return to.
[ Instead of trudging onward into his death. What a change of pace for him. ]
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But as time drew on, so did her affection for the Institute, as she feels for her home here, too. A place to actually return to at the end of things- It's something that not many people think to be grateful for. )
In which case, I'm extra glad you made it back safe.
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[ Confident that things would be a bit of a mess. ]
Was the battle difficult for you, Clary?
[ He knows she's a strong woman, but maybe something had happened. Despite popular belief, he can't read anyone's mind. ]
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It was fine, ( she says easily; not untrue, for what she's opting to focus on. ) Nothing a healing rune or two couldn't fix.
And all my friends are safe, so. Can't ask for more than that. ( It feels selfish enough as it is, knowing that the people she cares about are fine while others have lost significant people in their lives. )
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Your rune did a clever job, until just at the end.
[ That point past exhaustion when you can't think well enough to even help yourself. ]