4 weeks later...

Damon helped Clary up from her seat, his worry clears on his face at the wince on his mate's face. "Please Clary, you don't have to do this, we can postpone it," he said, pleading with her, again. "Just until you are feeling better," he said.

"Damon, I'm not ill, it's just a twinge, honestly I'm fine," Clary said, leaning heavily on her desk as she tried to hide her breathlessness. "Besides, Claire and Justine deserve this, what she did was wrong. We can't just pick and choose when we try a case. We have to be fair; the others won't trust us if we can't guarantee...