S03E13 - "Beati Bellicosi"

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- But she's grown - Simon stated as he and Izzy met Lizzie and her daughter in the hallway. - Someone is in a good mood - The man said when Alexis cooed happily on Lizzie's hip.

- Anyone would have it if they got enough sleep and good ate - Lizzie pointed out. - Alec, my brother, Magnus, and Luke are back yet? - The blonde girl asked them.

- It's been 3 hours, so I guess so - Izzy answered her and they entered the operations center..

- Clary! - Simon screamed after seeing his friend, he ran to her and hugged her.

- Hi - The girl answered him.

- Hi - Simon said and moved away from her. - Am I dreaming? - The vampire asked her, still not believing that he was standing in front of his friend.

- No - Clary answered him.

- No? - Simon asked.

- No - Clary answered and Simon pulled her closer to hug her.

- Okay. Sorry, sorry - Simon said to Izzy when he saw that she wanted to hug Clary too.

- Hi - Clary said to Izzy.

- Hi - Izzy greeted Clary before hugging her.

- Hi - Lizzie said and did something no one expected - hugged her.

- Hi. What's the name of this beautiful princess? - Clary asked her and pulled away to look at Lizzie and Alec's daughter.

- This is Alexis Céline Lightwood - Lizzie answered her.

- Tell me where Jonathan is. I'll kill that son of a bitch with my bare hands - Izzy told her and took her niece in her arms.

- Don't swear in front of Alexis - Lizzie scolded her and Izzy let Alexis play with her hair.

- You can't. None of us can - Jace told them.

- Why? What did Lilith come up with again? - Lizzie asked her.

- Lilith carved that rune into me, right before your mark sent her back to Hell - Clary said and moved her shirt off her shoulder to show them the rune Lilith had drawn.

- The rune binds Clary's life force to Jonathan's - Alec told them and looked at each of the group.

- Hurt one of them, you hurt the other in the exact same way- Luke added.

- That's why I sent a warning to the other Institutes. Jonathan must be captured alive - The man said and clicked on the monitor behind him to show them a picture of Jonathan with the words "Jonathan Morgenstern, wanted alive" written on it.

- He was looking for a sword when he was in Paris. The Morning Star. If we find it first, maybe we can track Jonathan down - Clary informed them.

- Another magic sword? - Simon asked.

- He said it was some kind of family heirloom - Clary explained.

- I'll contact all the weapons masters to get information - Izzy said her.

- I'll draw all the ley line junctions in the city. If Jonathan moved the apartment, we'll find him - Magnus told Clary.

- Thank you all. Honestly, I don't know what I would do without you - Clary told them and looked at them gratefully.

- That's what family is for, Fray - Simon told her and looked at her with a smile.

- Okay, let's get to work, and you give me my daughter Izzy - The man said to his sister, who handed him Alexis before everyone except Jace and Clary dispersed. - Everywhere is good, but best in daddy's arms - said Alec and together with his daughter and wife went to the office.

Spouses entered the armory where Izzy was working. Entering there they saw Izzy who went to the computer keyboard and started typing something on it.

- Dead end on the Morning Star case? - Alec asked his sister and together with Lizzie stood in front of her.

- I still waiting for an answer from the other weapons masters - Izzy replied and looked at her brother and sister-in-law.

- How does Sentry Greenlaw help? - Alec asked her.

- There is something I need to tell yous - Izzy confessed and sat down at the desk.

Alec and his wife sat in the chairs opposite her.

- You can tell us everything after all we are family - Lizzie told her with a smile and placed her hand on hers to comfort her.

- Remember those rumors about prisoners from the underground who were tortured? - The black-haired girl asked them.

- Yes, the ones Consul Penhallow flatly denied, even though I know she's lying - Lizzie stated.

- Well, I contacted the guards who were escorting the Seelie Knight back to Idris and one of them answered - Izzy explained.

- Thomas Greenlaw? - Alec asked and quickly glanced at the man's profile on the screen.

- He says he can tell me what's really going on in the Gard. And he wants to meet - Izzy informed them.

- When? - Alec asked.

- Tonight - Izzy replied and stood up from her chair. - I'm leaving now

- I'm coming with you - Alec and Lizzie said at the same time.

- Let's talk Alec - Lizzie stated and pulled him aside to whisper something in his ear.

- Have fun with our daughter - Lizzie said when she and Izzy left the armory.

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- What did you tell my brother that he stayed with Alexis - Izzy asked curiously as the two girls walked along the sidewalk through the crowded New York.

- I offered him something in return if he stays with our daughter - Lizzie replied.

- You are cunning - Izzy told her with a smile and knew what her sister-in-law meant.

- I have to cope in a world seemingly ruled by men - The blonde girl told her. - Do you want some - Lizzie asked her after a moment and took a candy bar out of the pocket of her leather jacket.

- Since when do you eat candy? - Izzy asked her surprised.

- When I was pregnant with Alexis, I ate a lot of it - Lizzie explained. - And I have a lot of them left

- What's inside? - Izzy asked her.

- It's candy. It's in the name: candy bar - Lizzie replied and took the bar into her mouth.

- Magnus told you, right? You know, next time you try to help me with my venom cravings... without the coconut - Izzy told her and stopped for a moment in front of her sister-in-law.

- Listen, why didn't you tell me, I would have helped you - Lizzie noticed and both girls started walking again.

- Because... I didn't want you to look at me the way you're looking at me now - Izzy told him.

- How? - Lizzie asked.

- Like I was weak - Izzy confessed and stopped in front of her again and looked at her.

- That's not true Izzy, you're strong, even on in your weakest day - Lizzie noticed, and Izzy laughed. - What? You can beat anyone and anything

- Besides. It'll always be there, like a shadow, just waiting for me to let my guard down - Izzy said sadly.

- Okay, listen. I've read a bit about these mundane groups you belong to. This isn't your fight, it's ours. No one does this alone - Lizzie said and took her hand. - Izzy, listen, I know you've heard this before. Just... Please be honest with the people who care about you. Whether it's vampire venom or uncovering the Clave's plots... Alec and I will be with you every step of the way - Lizzie informed her with a smile to support her.

- Thank you. Come on - Izzy told her, who smiled at her in relief and they both continued walking.

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Both girls arrived at the meeting place (in front of the store) with Thomas Greenlaw and were waiting for him, but the man was late. Izzy was nervously pacing and looking at her phone, and Lizzie was trying to stay calm.

- How are you feeling? Is everything okay? - Lizzie asked her, worried about Izzy.

- Just as well as I was five minutes ago. Greenlaw should be here by now - Izzy replied before they heard the sounds of clashing swords in the distance. The girls saw the shadows of two men who fighting in the alley, so without thinking, they ran towards the sounds. A moment later, they found Greenlaw bloodied on the ground.

- Who did this to you? - Izzy asked the man when she knelt down next to him.

- Caelestis Ignis - The man whispered in a weak voice.

- What? - Izzy asked.

- Inside - Thomas whispered, and Izzy activated the iratze on his arm, but it didn't work.

- Why doesn't it work? - Izzy asked.

- Because he's already dead - Lizzie replied sadly when she saw no signs of life in the man. The girl put her hand on Izzy's shoulder. - Let's go back to the Institute, because Alec is probably going crazy

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Back at the Institute, Izzy and Lizzie told Alec what had happened during their meeting with Thomas. Some time later, they met up with Maryse in the study.

- Who else knows about this? - Maryse asked them as they all sat down. Lizzie and Alec by the fireplace, and Maryse and Izzy sat across from them.

- Only you - Izzy's replied her.

- The wound was caused by a seraph blade, but all of our people were present at the time of the murder - Alec added.

- We believe it was a blow from the Clave - Lizzie told her mother-in-law and held her husband's hand.

- By the Angel - Maryse said and touched her forehead because of too much information in such a short time.

- He said something before he died. We thought you could recognize it. Caelestis Ignis... latin for "Heavenly Fire"- Izzy revealed, but earlier she exchanged a look with her brother and sister-in-law, who nodded yes.

- Does that say something? - Alec asked his mother when he looked at her. Concern appeared on his mother's face.

The look on her mother-in-law's face confirmed to Lizzie that the woman knew something about the "Heavenly Fire".

- It's the name of an unofficial Clave program. I heard whispers, but no details. It was above my level of clearance - Maryse replied. - Oh, no, one man has already died, so the heavenly fire could remain hidden - The woman noted and looked at her children and daughter-in-law.

- They killed one of their own. They tortured Downworlders for it, and you want to turn a blind eye? - Lizzie asked her regretfully.

- You didn't raise us this way - Alec told her.

- I raised you to survive. Promise me you'll stay away from this - The woman said to them. - Alec, Lizzie yous think about your daughter, she's not even 2 months old, and if something happens to you Alexis will be an orphan. And I don't want to lose you all - The woman tried to dissuade her children and daughter-in-law from this stupid idea of ​​acting against the Clave.

The Lightwood siblings and Lizzie nodded in agreement, but to reassure Maryse. However, they still intended to investigate the matter in secret from the woman.