Title: Friends and Enemies
Rating: PG
Word count: 182
Pairing: Clary/Mattes
Round/Fight: 3/A
Summary: "She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes." Friends or enemies, he keeps them close; at least if it's going to hurt, he'll see it coming. Always a Woman Pt 1.
Many people referred to things as being matters of life or death; however, the truth-value in their statements were always something to be weighed before believing. Many things in the Lower City were dangerous, many had dire consequences, and many, many were not spoken of in front of children.
Even though he could have said that his job was a matter of life or death, Mattes never did. He dealt with criminals and thieves, beggars and fools, and he often found himself at the sharp edge of a knife, and even though he did all these things, saw the things he saw, he never said the words "life or death".
Far more dangerous to him than the blade of a cutthroat or the threat of a Rat in the sewers was something much closer to home.
He kept the words, "Friends close and enemies closer" to heart, and kept the only thing that could cut him and kill him by his side.
Clary's eyes shone in the moonlight, cutting him deep, and Mattes waited for her smile to strike the last blow.