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Alec Lightwood ([personal profile] angelic_archer) wrote in [community profile] marlowemuses 2019-01-16 06:45 am (UTC)

"No, I can't." He tried not to think about it. Usually he didn't. There were enough distractions to keep Alec busy most of the time. Thousands of books. Glimpses of the mortal world. The gardens and the cats... it was lonely but he'd learned how to live with the solitude.

Watching Persephone teach Adam the spots that she preferred to have petted, he decided that he could trust the new priestess with some of the story of the temple. He'd omit the details related to the Cup and Sword until he was sure that he was meant to allow the priestess access to those relics. "How long? Do you mean how long I've been here or how long I must stay here?" Alec didn't really want to answer either question, but he would if it would help Adam understand the temple and Alec's connection to it.

When Adam stepped closer, Alec automatically took a step back, slightly disorientated by having someone who was bigger than a cat near him. Giving himself a mental shake, he forced himself to remain in one place, focusing on the feeling of Emily's fur against his fingers as he tried to get used to Adam's presence. "There might be an answer somewhere in the temple, but I don't have one. Or I forgot it. Sometimes... things blur together and it takes time to focus on them again."

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