black scales lined the floors , strewn about as if they were confetti . my jaw dropped as i turned my head , taking in the scene . it was so bizarre . it was so wrong . my eyes shifted through the shadows . no noises emanated from within the building . carefully , i called out '' eric ? '' when there was no reply , my throat constricted and i called his name again , '' eric

he felt that , somehow , it was important to keep making this point , though lilith did n't seem to quite grasp it . lilith , gazing down at sebastian , frowned . '' it 's true . jace lightwood slipped up behind him and stabbed him in the back , through to the heart . '' '' how do you - '' '' i was in idris , '' said lilith

'' only sailors have boarded , other than you and your girls . '' '' he was no sailor . he was a gentleman . '' patience heard her insult , tried to repair it . '' that is to say , he was a man of -- '' the captain 's scowl dared her to continue . '' i ... did n't think he was a sailor

and it inspired an immediate and unexpected surge of pro-tectiveness in the young cursor . to his own surprise , he set about the task of tending bardis without complaint or regret . later , he realized that bardis was n't too young to be a knight . tavi was simply five years older . he knew far more of the world than the boy , had seen a great deal more of life 's horrors , and had gained inches and pounds of physical size that he had , for most of his life ,
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