“Mr. Herondale, please!” said Matthew. “We cannot be parted.” James braced himself for the explanation about truth and beauty, but instead Matthew said, with devastating simplicity: “We are going to be parabatai.” James stared. Father said: “Oh, I see.” Matthew nodded encouragingly, and smiled encouragingly. “Then nobody should come between you,” said Father. “Nobody.” Matthew shook his head as he said “nobody,” then nodded again. He looked seraphic. “Exactly.” “Very well,” said Father. “Everybody get into the carriage.”
A) this is adorable, B) on the note of nobody coming between them, just wait til a girl named “Cordelia” shows up, C) again, I swear this is a CLUE
