Chapter Twenty Four - Dust and Shadows

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"Before we start watching this episode" came the voice "Will you all please change into the clothes that I have placed in your rooms"

Everyone went into their  respective rooms and got quickly changed into the white clothes that were placed in there. 

"Its gonna be the Rite of Mourning" said Alec to Jace weakly "Isn't it."

"Probably" said Jace.

Everyone came out and sat down on their seats.

[ROOF OF THE INSTITUTE]

[Alec is shooting arrows into fireworks on top of the roof.]

Izzy, Jace and Laina looked at Alec sadly, he had been doing this since they were kids.

JACE: Alec.

[Alec turns to Jace, his bow still ready.]

ALEC: Move.

Everyone else looked at Alec sadly to, he glared at all of them. 

JACE: How long have you been up here?

ALEC: I'm glamoured. No one can see me. Move.

JACE: You can't beat yourself up.

ALEC: I'm not.

JACE: Who are you talking to? It's me. I'm your parabatai. I know exactly what you're going through. What happened with Jocelyn, that wasn't you. That was the demon.

"It was" said Clary to Alec softly "It was the demon"

Alec nodded stiffly

ALEC: Get out of the way.

JACE: [putting his hands up] Hey. Same side. Remember? [Alec lowers the bow.] Come on, man. Come back inside.

ALEC: That's the last place I wanna be.

JACE: Alec, Valentine has the Soul-Sword. He slaughtered the Silent Brothers. We need our best soldiers–

ALEC: Stop pretending this never happened! I couldn't save you from Valentine. I couldn't save you from the City of Bones. I... She's Clary's mother. Your mother.

Everyone sighed.

[Alec activates a rune on his hand.]

JACE: Nobody blames you.

ALEC: They should.

[With a leap, he jumps off the roof. Jace runs to the edge. Alec lands on his feet and runs off.]

"Alec" said Laina softly.

Alec shook his head at her.

[TITLE SCREEN]

[SIMON'S CONTAINER]

[Simon and Clary are sitting by a candle. Simon is speaking Hebrew.]

SIMON: Amen.

CLARY: I don't know what to say.

SIMON: My Hebrew that bad?

CLARY: I just wish I could get ahold of Luke. Whenever he goes out of town, he always tells me. I'm worried.

"I'll be fine kid" said Luke to a worried Clary "I can take care of myself"

SIMON: Clary, your mom meant everything to him. He probably just needs time to process.

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