"Why are you filming this?" "When the cat is away, the mice will play... Always good to remind the mice that… — Cassandra Clare
"Why are you filming this?"
"When the cat is away, the mice will play... Always good to remind the mice that in this case, when the cat is away, the mice will all be eaten by demons. I'm going to send this video file to everyone one of our Downworlder contacts around the world. Just a reminder that there are demons we need Shadowhunters to destroy. That's why they exist."
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