"I'll pay it," Maryse says without hesitation, and Alec hopes that whatever he saw when she looked at Jace the other day was only a fluke.
"Very well," says the Inquisitor. "But he can't remain at the Institute. Just because the Sword is gone doesn't mean the interrogation won't proceed as planned. And in the meantime, the boy must be held under observation. He's clearly a flight risk."
"A flight risk?" Isabelle's anger is only just sparking, and Alec can already see how it will flame out of control. "You act as if he tried to escape from the Silent City--"
The Inquisitor cut her off sharply. "Well. He's no longer in his cell now, is he?"
"That's not fair! You couldn't have expected him to stay down there surrounded by dead people!" Isabelle's voice gets louder.
"Not fair?" says the Inquisitor, whirling on Isabelle. "Not fair? Do you honestly expect me to believe that you and your brother were motivated to come to the Bone City because of a distress call, and not because you wanted to free Jonathan from what you clearly consider unnecessary confinement? And do you expect me to believe you won't try to free him again if he's allowed to remain at the Institute? Do you think you can fool me as easily as you fool your parents, Isabelle Lightwood?"
Izzy's face is bright red, and Alec wants to step in, but he's not sure how to fix this.
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"Very well," says the Inquisitor. "But he can't remain at the Institute. Just because the Sword is gone doesn't mean the interrogation won't proceed as planned. And in the meantime, the boy must be held under observation. He's clearly a flight risk."
"A flight risk?" Isabelle's anger is only just sparking, and Alec can already see how it will flame out of control. "You act as if he tried to escape from the Silent City--"
The Inquisitor cut her off sharply. "Well. He's no longer in his cell now, is he?"
"That's not fair! You couldn't have expected him to stay down there surrounded by dead people!" Isabelle's voice gets louder.
"Not fair?" says the Inquisitor, whirling on Isabelle. "Not fair? Do you honestly expect me to believe that you and your brother were motivated to come to the Bone City because of a distress call, and not because you wanted to free Jonathan from what you clearly consider unnecessary confinement? And do you expect me to believe you won't try to free him again if he's allowed to remain at the Institute? Do you think you can fool me as easily as you fool your parents, Isabelle Lightwood?"
Izzy's face is bright red, and Alec wants to step in, but he's not sure how to fix this.