บท 44: A pair of glowing yellow eyes

Finally, the three of them - Clary, her brother, and Rick - were the only ones left. "Is that how you greet your brother after meeting for a long time? I expected something more...heartfelt...like 'OMG, it's you, brother!' or 'A teardrop, and I missed you so much!'" His tone was blaming, a stark contrast to his earlier stoic demeanour. In the presence of others, he had to maintain his professionalism, but with the other students gone, he let his guard down and allowed himself to show his sister the mischief he had only for her.

"I didn't know you were such an emotional fool, my dear brother."