"Sit, it will take long" Johan had said. Long talks had started not to be a part of Clary's life anymore after her parents' demise. She was eager to learn more about her whereabouts and situation too, so she nodded and sat down.
Then, Johan started one of the most interesting and frightening conversations of her life. "As you have probably realised earlier, Clary, you are in no regular place. I know that you have got some, actually a lot of questions to ask, but I will hear them after I finish telling you about all that matters. Are we good?" Clary's heart was trying to slow down although Johan was talking in a calm and relaxing voice. She was too excited to let out a sound, so she just nodded again.
"I told you that you, are a precious child yesterday. You may not have believed me and you probabaly think that I said all those just to sound fatherly to you. Not at all... Precious is an interesting word Clary, and I used it, because your blood is rare. Now don't think that I am some kind of vampire!" Clary giggled a bit. After all, Johan wasn't that bad.
"I explained this to a lot of people Clary, but it is stil hard for me too. You see, humans aren't the only creatures alive around here. The nightmares little children have at night are fifty percent true. What I am trying to say is that monsters do exist". Clary forgot all about her worries and lauged, a loud and long one.
Johan cleared his throat and gave Clary a disapproving look. "But in a different way. They don't eat babies or they don't do any bad to our environment. They are parts of this world. They are, just a bit scarier than most of animals. But you can't expect every man to be handsome, so every creature alive may not be... cute too. Right?"
"Let's go on. You can think of us, this group you are probably about to join, as lawyers of the monsters. But monsters aren't the name we call them. We call them Downworlders. We protect the Downworlders from a race of Shadowhunters, who are a secret group just like we are, and also more powerful than regular humans, just like we also are. Shadowhunters hunt the Downworlders even though it would make no difference to our ways of living. The believe that Downworlders should exist only in nightmares or comic books, they are dark creatures to them. And we brought you here, because you come from a different race of strong people. You will help us defend the downworlders from the cruelness of Shadowhunters. Because that was what your ancestors did, and many of your friends here will do in the future. You are probably asking why? Because we are justice bringers and our aim is to defend every single creature living around us from cruelness and danger."
"But I stil don't really understand everything. All this sounds like a joke to me… But I guess I should believe." Clary felt stupid. She should have shouted and laughed and tried to find the cameras recording her. But Johan didn't sound like he was kidding… And the gears in her wardrobe, her adoption…
Johan interrupted her thoughts: " I know that I have left many unfilled gaps, but this book here will help you understand a bit more. You have to figure some things out yourself, right? Now take your time. Rest a bit, read the book, make some friends and if you are ever ready to join us and our fight, you only have to come find me again. Now you may leave." Clary rose and as she pulled the door handle, Johan said "By the way, I am impressed. Those came before you cried, shievered and refused to believe. Are you a natural soldier?" Clary smiled and left. She couldn't stand her lack of knowledge and numerous doubts anymore so she sat on the stairs and started to read.