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I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost The room is on fire, invisible smoke And all of my heroes die all alone Help me hold onto you I've been the archer I've been the prey Screaming, who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay? (I see right through me, I see right through me) The Archer
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Lizzie and Isabelle were separated from the room which they found weird, it wasn't like they were gonna plot something together inside a room with three guards outside and an institute full of shadowhunters. Ben was with his sister in the room trying to convince her to deny the charges
"Even if I do, the sword will force me to speak" Lizzie stated with a sigh "Besides I'm not gonna lie, I did the right thing"
"That could banish you forever with no protection or whatsoever" Ben retorted with a scoff
"I lived without knowing I'm a shadowhunter for almost twenty years, I'll survive" she shrugged with an eye roll "I don't want to live like this, Benjamin. If they're gonna sacrifice innocent people on daily basis because of their superiority complex. I'll survive on my own"
"With no weapons? No runes? Especially now that you're recognizable?" He raised his eyebrow crossing his arms around his chest
"I'm moving back to Portugal" she said coldly and he looked taken back for a moment
"I'll get them to delay the trial" he ignored what she just said making her scoff bitterly
"Why? So I'd die here from anxiety?" She questioned raising her tone as she stood up "Jace and Clary disappeared to God knows where and you and me both know that the Clave don't care about me. They care about the cup and I don't have it, so why delay the trial?"
"Until they come back, you can't possibly think they're lost forever, Elizabeth" he tried to reason with her making her look away "I've talked to our uncle and he said that he'd try to talk to them- stall them"
Lizzie remained silent before taking off her engagement and the Herondale family rings as he eyed her warily. She grabbed his hand and placed them on his palm "Give them to Kai... I can't do it" she admitted with teary eyes
Ben wrapped his arms around her tightly before kissing the top of her head, he wasn't ready to lose his sister again and he was ready to go against the Clave for her. She was his family and he was ready to fight for her.
"At least I got to know you" her voice cracked before letting out a sob as he tried his hardest not to cry "Thank you for... being someone I can rely on. For being my family"
"Betty look at me" he pulled away grabbing her face between his hands so she'd look at him "Just let me help you, don't give up just yet"
Meanwhile at the OPS center Lydia was freaking out about the fire message the Inquisitor had sent her of her soon arrival "The message said, 'Have everything ready. The trial will begin immediately.'. She's on her way" the blonde told her fiancé frantically
