Summary: Lydia loses her cool

The Silent Brother shook his head at the gathered people after stepping from the room.

'There is nothing to be done, his soul does not have any will left to remain, it is best to let him return to the Angel.' He told them within their minds.

Isabelle began to sob and turned to Clary to bury her face in the redhead's shoulder.

"We're Parabatai, I could try." Jace said.

The Silent Brother stared towards him, 'What bond you had has faded too much, you ae not enough to bring him back.'

"How dare he?! He was doing just fine a week ago, the Inquisitor said she was considering him for the Clave Council." Maryse snarled.

Lydia passed Maggie to Magnus who took her instinctively and held her tightly as her mother stalked to her grandmother.

~CRACK!~ The noise echoed off teh Institute walls and Maryse held her cheek and opened her mouth in shock.

"You did this, you and your and your husband and your demands of restoring your honor." Lydia snarled, "He started dyig the moment I marked him with the Wedded Rune."

"How dare you!" Robert growled, pointing a finger at her.

"How dare you, you used his siblings against him! Promising to leave them alone if he marrie, he chose me because he knew I wouldn't force him into our marriage bed. He chose me so he had someone on his side! I'm amazed he lasted this long." Lydia ranted, "Especially with his siblings telling him he made the wrong choice and you and the Clave demanding everything from him that made him him. I haven't seen him genuinly smile since I first mentioned Magnus over the Forsaken over two years ago when he stuttered through calling Magnus magical and that he was good at magic.

"And where were any of you? Too caught up in your own lives to see him fadingaway." Lydia snarled at them, "Too selfish to realize what he gave up for you."

Lydia threw a copy of the new Law at Jace, "Read it, that's what he had on top of his deak before he collapsed, it went through to every institute today. Not that it matters for him. Magnus and I are going to say our goodbyes and sit with my husband.

"I hope you and Maryse are proud of yourselves, Robert, you've killed your son with your demands."

Lydia turned and dragged Magnus passed the Silent Brother to sit with Alec as Jace read through the Document.

"What is it?" Simon asked his boyfriend.

"I can marry you in a Shadowhunter Ceremony." Jace whispered.

"But I'm male and a Downworlder." Simon frowned.

"This Document Legalizes same-sex and Downworlder Unions." Jace whispered.

Izzy sniffled, "Let me see that."

Jace handed it over.

"Oh, Alec, I'm sorry fro pushing you." Izzy whispered after she read it.

"This is impossible!" Maryse yelled as she tore the Document from Izzy's hands and read it.

"It's not." Lydia said calmly as she exited the room Alec was in, "That is jsut a copy, Maryse, you can rip it all you want, I'll be reading it to the Institute in an hour and taking a copy to the Downworld Council. After that I don't want to see you back here. Max wil be staying afterall he recieved his first Rune last week."

"You can't ..." Maryse began.

"WATCH ME!" Lydia shouted, "I am Alec's second for running this Institute, after me it is Jace and then Isabelle, this Chain of Command has been approved by the Clave, you are never to be given an Institute again, not with the way you have treated Downworlders in your Area of protection. I reported every interaction that you had with Downworlders and even your children, as of a week ago you were no longer the guardian of Max Light wood, Alec and I are. Max was thrilled whne we told him." Lydia glared at them, "I never want to see you in my Institute again, and the Clave has assured me you never will, Goodbye, Maryse, Robert, enjoy Idris."

Lydia turned her back to them and went to gather the Shadowhunters for the New Law Reading.