Magnus looked away, so as not to see the wreckage. “I wish you luck,” he said. “Luck and love.” Edmund made a small bow. “I bid you good day. I think we will not meet again.” He walked away, into the inner reaches of the Institute. A few feet away, he wavered and paused, light from one of the narrow church windows turning his hair rich gold, and Magnus thought he would turn. But Edmund Herondale never looked back.

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