✓ "Will the spark in your eyes has gone away" " It's been gone for a very long time" He said softly then looked away. Magnus strode across the room swiftly " Is it because of me leaving" Will chucked drily " I lost my parabatai and then my sister was murdered, on top of all of that the warlock who told me that he'd never leave me disappeared so yeah you had some part in my clinical depression". Magnus looked down something he had never done before "I apologize William I never meant for you to feel this way". " Where did you go" was all Will asked " Edom" He nodded then he walked to the door but as he got to the door Will turned to Magnus and said" Welcome back by the way how's Lilith ". " She's good she misses you" Will smiled then he walked out into the hall running into Izzy and Alec who appeared to be spying " You hear anything interesting" Will said sarcastically as Magnus walked into the hallway. "Alec were you spying that's unbecoming". Alec looked at Will, avoiding making eye contact with Magnus "Why do you have contact with Lilith she is an enemy of the clave I understand that Magnus has to have contact with that monster that beast" At that Will snapped and he pounces on Alec and begins to punch him and Alec starts to fight back but he is pulled back by Jace just as Magnus pulled Will back. " You have no right, none what's so ever to speak of her in that way, have I made myself clear and you have no idea what I've been through the things I've had to do for the people I cared about , and I've watched each one of them die and I've been around so many longer than you think ok so keep your opinions to yourself". " What going here" this was Maryse. Alec points at Will and says " He admits that he had contact with Lilith he could be a spy with plans to over throw Idris he can't be trusted". Maryse looks at Will " Is this true have you had contact with Lilith ". Will chuckles " I've lived a very long time so I might have at some point". Will says "Will, don't do that she has the power to lock you in Silent City don't test her". At this point Will was beyond caring, looking dead at Maryse " Let her". So Maryse sentenced him to stay in Silent City awaiting his trial date which was set for the month of October and it was now the beginning August. The Silent Brothers led him to his cell and once he was in the cell the door was locked behind him and the Brother had disappeared. He looked around realizing at once that it was the same cell that Jessamine had occupied so many centuries ago causing him to smile lightly. The cell had been furnished with a small bed, a small toilet and a mirror. Will walked over to the bed in the corner and sat down and fiddled with his ring not his his family ring but the one Magnus had given on their first anniversary it was all black except the top with was a dark blue topaz which Magnus had said at the time was to match Will's eyes. Will laid down and closed his eyes and soon was asleep.
◦ Now it was September 31 the day before Will's trial date. Being locked in a cell for two months took a toll on Will he had lost a lot of weight but being a shadow-hunter he lived through it but that was just the physical aspect of it all then there was the mental aspect , it is said that the spirits of the wrongfully convicted soul came back and haunted all current inhabitants of the cell so that nearly drove Will mad. " William Owen Herondale I've been sent to fetch you" said one of Maryse's assistants. Will didn't move " I have one more day in this hell hole" " I have direct orders to bring you at this instant" Will sighed and heaved himself off of the floor and walked to the edge of the cell and put his hands on the bars " Well you'll have to open the gate". The assistant looked flustered for a moment " Oh yes" Then he took out the key and unlocked the door and the gate swung open and Will walked out. He held out his hands for the assistant to put the shackles on his wrist. He was led out of the prison and into the council hall where there was already a crowd. On the consul there was a representative for each downworlder so Magnus was there as the warlock representative. He looked up at Will and mouthed " Are you alright". Will shrugged then continued to his seat on the conviction chair. Maryse stood behind a table and shuffled a few papers then began to speak " This shadow hunter has admitted to having contact with an enemy of the clave named Lilith". Someone gasped and Will just shook his head. Maryse continued , looking at Will " State your full birth name and age". Will sat up, he had been slouching " William Owen Herondale and I am 2 centuries old". At that the council erupted in a loud commotion. Robert Lightwood began to bang his gavel " Settle down ". When the commotion had subsided Maryse continued. " So you are an immortal who turned you, downworlder". Will leaned forward " First and foremost I am not a downworlder though I have no problem with them" Maryse opened her mouth as if she was going to interject but Will held up his hand stopping her. " Let me finish, I have immortal life not because I was turned by a vampire nor because I am a warlock for I bear no warlock mark I am an immortal because of a spell that saved my useless life so many centuries ago alright. Yes I know Lilith and I also know Asmodeus but that doesn't mean I am a traitor to Idris I've been a shadow hunter since before you were thought in anyone's mind and I've been nothing but loyal to Idris , but if you want to sentence me to a life time in jail go ahead the way I've lived nothing hurts anymore so vote do what you want". Then he leaned back , the room was silent. Robert broke the silence "The council many now vote on the fate of William Owen Herondale". " All in favor of conviction raise your hand". A couple of hands raise " All in favor of let Mr Herondale go" The rest of the council raised their hands. Will looked relieved and so did Magnus. Robert looked over to Will " You are free to go" Will stood up and walked over to the bar and Robert unlocked his shackles then he headed down the aisle past Alec , past Isabelle and past Jace only stopping to whisper something in his ear, Jace nodded, then out the door.
◦ He sat down on a bench and put his head in his hands and began to cry as he was crying Magnus walked over to him and put his arms on his shoulder. Will lean in towards his embrace. " I've missed you" Magnus smiled "And I you" They sat in silence for a few minutes then Magnus asked " Do you want to move back in with me?" Will looked up " Really"? Magnus nodded " Yea, of course you're going to need a place to stay since you're not going to be staying at the institute" Will agreed. And so it was set Will would be moving back in with Magnus after two very long centuries. " I have to train". Magnus thought about that for a minute " I have an idea come on I want to show you something" He pulled Will on to his feet " What is your idea tell me before you take me" Magnus just smiled " It's a surprise" " Come on tell me please " Will begged. Magnus just conjured up a portal and pulled Will through behind him. On the other side of the portal the town had buggies pulled by horse and the smell of constant rain. Will smiled " How'd you do it " Magnus replied " I'm the high warlock of everything what can't I do" Will chuckled. As he was about to reply a voice behind him called out " William Herondale what are you doing out here at this hour in the pouring rain and with a warlock" That was Charlotte Branwell the head of the London institute during the 1800s. "Charlotte I don't need to give you a play by play of where I've been or why do what I do". " William at least you could give your own parabatai a warning on when you're going to run off and be daft you owe him that" Will laughed out loud at that. " Jem is use to me running off and I'm not being daft I was just having a respectable dialogue with my boyfriend". Charlotte sighed heavily " I understand that you want to be near him but you must get inside before you catch a cold" " I don't get sick".
◦ The next day. " ACHOO" Will sneezed for the tenth time that day. Jem looked up from his mandolin and handed him a handkerchief " Here blow your nose and then give me your arm I'll draw up a health rune". " Oh no you don't he has to learn his lesson about standing out in the pouring rain" Charlotte interjected. Jem sighed softly " Meet me in the library" he whispered softly. Will nodded then turned back to Charlotte " How long do you expect me to suffer through this". She thought about it for a moment " About as long as a mundane does and Jem don't even think about meeting him in the library or you'll be helping Bridget in the kitchen for the rest of the month". Jem turned to Will and shrugged apologetically. Will nodded " I think I'll take a stroll I probably won't be back soon I must check on something". " You're going to her grave aren't you" Jem asked softly. He was referring to Cicely, although Magnus was able to create a portal back in time he couldn't bring Cicely back because when he had made it she was already dead, Will nodded and crossed the room and left. " Do you think he'll be alright Jem" Charlotte asked " Yeah he always is". Will walked through the cemetery towards his sisters grave and dropped to his knees " I'm so sorry I should've been there for you". He sat there for sometime then he stood and before he left he said " Rwy'n dy garu di " which means I love you in welsh. Then he kissed his fingers and touched the headstone. " You can come out now Magnus I know you're here". Magnus walks out from a shadow that he created " Why haven't you applied the health rune yet". "Charlotte won't allow Jem nor I to do it she says I'm must heal like a mundane as my punishment". Magnus chuckled " That sounds like Charlotte, come on let's go to Woolsey's so I can make you a cup of tea". Woolsey was an old friend of Magnus's who was a werewolf and was openly gay and clearly thought that Will was handsome but didn't dare try anything because he knew Magnus was possessive when it came down to his lovers. Anyways, at Woolsey's house they took off their shoes at the door Woolsey was very picky. " Ahh darling William it's been a while, you don't look well come in I have a kettle on the fire, you take three sugars and milk if I remember correctly". Will grinned " Hello to you also Woolsey and yes it's been a while and yes that's how I take my tea". " My darling warlock tea straight and two sugars" "Yes Woolsey the only thing I take straight" Woolsey headed into the kitchen while William and Magnus made themselves comfortable, he soon came back out with the tea. He sat down and took out his gold utensils and stirred his tea. Will took a sip of his tea and a bite of the biscuit on the side. As they sat drinking their beverages they discussed the different art work they'd seen in all the centuries they've lived it was mainly Magnus and Woolsey having this conversation because art wasn't Will's forte. He stuck to the art of fighting and weapons. While they were conversing Will to the opportunity to take a walk around the apartment. In the back he passed the room in which Magnus had summoned the demon Marbas and the curse that he had placed was lifted in a way even though there was never a curse it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders so Will was grateful to Magnus. As he continued down the hall he passed the room where he and Woolsey had fought all those years before. Will put his hand up to his cheek where Woolsey claw had connected to his skin and drawn blood. Magnus had put a stop to the fight before it could escalate. He walked past the room and he stopped at a window and he saw the busy streets of England and the people hurrying down the pavement every one of them with someplace to be. They was a young girl who looked no older than 10 with her younger brother huddling together under a awning to shield themselves from the rain. Farther down the road a man with a stack of books in his arms rushing away from the crowded area but running into a lady and dropping all the books in his arms. The man looked flustered but the lady just smiled and helped him pick up the books then she shook his hand. They exchanged a few words then went their opposite ways. "Feeling nostalgic are you , we all do we all miss the innocence of the human life the bliss of ignorance" Woolsey said startling Will " I didn't hear you come up" " I'm a werewolf were made not to be heard coming up behind the element of surprise". He said waving his arms for effect. Will turned back to the window. " But yes I am feeling nostalgic, in my home town my sisters and I would run down the long hills and we were carefree and knew nothing of the shadow hunter world nor did we want to, life was so easy to live but I guess nothing can be that easy" Woolsey stood next to him " But would you go back?, think about it don't answer now, I know I wouldn't"
◦ A few weeks later Jem , Tessa and Will sat at the table waiting for Charlotte to come and brief them on the existing problem. " As you all may know the Magister is getting stronger even though Tessa killed him he's found a way to come back to life so this threat is the most important. He has his demon infected machines and one of our sources has found out where they were last spotted so that's where I want you to go. Here's where they are" She said passing them each a slip of paper. There paper read "Wales". Jem looked up towards Will he had paled " When do we leave" he asked " Now and Magnus will be accompanying you guys the carriage is out front so get your weapons and be off". " Very well" Magnus was waiting for them in the carriage. He was sitting on the outside of a two seat row. Will took the window seat next to him but said nothing and stared blankly out the window. Jem and Tessa sat opposite them and Tess took out Othello beginning to read. Jem looked at Will worriedly then looked at Magnus who mouthed " Give him space". Jem nodded and turned to the window. As the carriage neared Wales everybody turned to look at Will whose eyes hadn't left the window. " When we reach our destination you mustn't stare as you are now in Wales it is considered very offensive and we wouldn't want to offend them right" Will said still looking out the window. "Must you be rude Will it is not our fault that you have a bad past here" Tessa said. Will looked up sharply "Must you rub your nose in everything Ms Graymark". They all looked at each other then looked away and they sat in silence for the rest of the ride. When the carriage stopped and the doors opened everyone filed out a voice called out " Is that ye, lil ole William Herondale". Will stopped walking and turned around " Mrs O'connely". " Oye it tis you. HERE HERE WILLIAM HERONDALE IS BACK FROM THE DEAD". Will looked like he was ready to faint. " G'day Mrs O'connely hope yer well" he said his accent thick. Tessa's eye brow rose up and Magnus decided to step in " Tessa , James if you'll follow me we should let Will converse" they all nodded and before leaving Magnus put his hand on Wills shoulder and let it linger then walked off. But if course everyone in town noticed. They began to whisper amongst themselves but Will heard every word " He's a bloody fairy" and many things along those lines. Someone cleared their throat behind the crowd and they parted " Don't ye all have other things to be doing besides staring like lames , so git go on" and the crowd slowly dissipated until the only ones left were Will and the mystery man. Will looked at him " Uncle Clivey" the man smiled " Liam thought ye'd never come back oye but ye can't stay can ye". Will shook his head " That's all right it's the world to see the last of my sisters offspring". Will suddenly wrapped his uncle into an embrace and held him close. " I'm sorry". He said. Then he turned and ran. When he caught up to the rest of the group he didn't see Jem. Suddenly he dropped to his knees the pain in his shoulder was located on his parabatai rune. He desperately clawed part of his shirt off to see his rune was a searing red almost brand like. Will gasped and Magnus looked up noticing Will on his knees and called Tessa who was looking for a piece of Jems clothing to track him. " Tessa its Will he's hurt" Magnus called while running over to him " What happened, are you alright". Will could only get out " My rune is it still there"? Magnus looked at Will's shoulder and shook his head solemnly " Where's Jem he can't be gone" . Magnus and Tessa exchange looks. Will noticed a note in Tessa's " What is that" No one said anything. Will began to piece things together " Sebastian , No we defeated him". Magnus shook his head "You defeated him 100 year later with Jace and Isabelle so technically Sebastian has been alive for years he found a way to prolong his own life". Will turned sharply and walked off towards the town. " Will". Magnus called out "Gadael I mi ei ben ei hun please " Will begged meaning leave me alone in Welsh , Will's original dialect. Magnus nodded and took Tessa's arm and turned in the other direction.
◦ A few hours later at Will's old home he stood in front of the door trying to convince himself to go inside for the first time in over a century. He reach his hand out and put it on the door knob, suddenly a memory hit him. ( Flashback): " Will come on we'll be late getting home" calls out his oldest sister. Will runs to catch up with her " I'm coming don't rush me" he answers back. They continue to run up the hill towards their house up ahead there was a snake but the siblings didn't see until the last minute "WILL! Watch out" called out his sister but it was too late the snake had already sunk it's teeth into the fleshy part of Will's leg. Will stumbled forward slightly then fell towards the ground. The venom in the bite already taking root in his system. Ella caught him before he could hit the ground and carried him to the home. " Father, Mother it's Will he's hurt a snake bit him" Will's father came running down the stairs he took Will out of Ella's arms. He set Will down on the couch" Love get the first aid box" His father begins to clean the wound while his mother got the kit.
The memory ended there. He looked down at his hand , still on the door knob, but he couldn't bring himself to open the door. So he turned around and walked down the hill and into town. In town there was a small pub in a dark alley way that Will walked passed he looked at it as he continued down the street but ended up turning around and going in.
In the bar there were a few tables in the back and a couple of empty bar stools. He took a seat on a bar stool and called the bartender over, a grimy looking man with long slimy looking hair, and order the strongest drink they had. The bartender slid his drink down the counter and Will stared at it for a moment before taking a big gulp. The hot liquid burning down his throat causing him to wince. 3 drinks later " The wee lassie looked like she'd seen an ghost once I told her I was a bloody fairy" "HAHAHA" the chorus of laughter rang through the counter of the bar. " Oye ye there" Will turned around " What is it ye be wantin I'm in the middle of me drink". The man walked up closer to so he was in Will's line of view " Yer father owed me a debt that he never seem to have paid". Will scoffed " Ye should take that up with him .. Oh wait he's dead looks like yer out of luck here"
" No I have a better idea actually" Will looked him square in the eye " And what might that be". " I'll collect it from you by beating yer arse". Will nodded " Really that sounds like a swell idea too bad I'm in the middle of a drink" and he turn back to his drink and took another swig at this point he was clearly drunk but because he was a shadow hunter he could still fight so when the man took a swing at him he was ready. He caught the first punch and twisted the mans arm pinned him down to the bar and leaned close to his ear " Still want to collect that debt". But the man wasn't quitting , he kicked back landing a blow to Will's chest ,that was certain to leave a bruise, Will stumbled back giving the man the upper hand. By this time the patrons of the bar gathered around them taking bets on who would win. " €7 on the Herondale boy" "I'll raise it to €10". They shook on it " DEAL". The man had given Will a black eye and a split lip. But Will wasn't done he cocked his arm back and socked the man in his jaw rendering him unconscious ending the fight ."My €10 please". Will stumbled over to the bar and finished off his drink then dragged himself out of the bar and towards the direction of the house they were staying in limping he continued on down the road not paying attention to the staring and the whispers. When he reached the house he knocked on the door. Magnus answered " Will what happened" he just collapsed into Magnus's chest sobbing " I can't take its too much I'm losing everyone I love". " Come on Will let me change your clothes and clean you up , your drunk". " Rwy'n nid yn feddw, dim ond ar lefel ddeallusol". ( I'm not drunk just on an intellectually higher level). Magnus chuckled " Yea and I have a good relationship with the a Clave come on".
