"I doubt very much they want their children to know about the things they did while in the Circle," Luke says, frowning slightly. "But I can understand how it would make you feel as if a part of them has been kept from you."
That's part of why he'd always wanted Jocelyn to be honest with Clary about the Shadow World, why the only arguments they had ever really had existed around Clary and what little she knew. He had always known the day would come when she would have to find out about everything that had been kept from her and she would be angry that she'd been lied to. Through some sort of miracle, she hadn't been angry at him, not yet, but Luke expects that's yet to come. If he ever sees Clary again, he's likely going to have some explaining to do.
"It's hard to own up to the mistakes you've made, but it's especially difficult when it comes to your children," Luke says. "You want them to think the world of you and while you want them to know it's okay to make mistakes, the sorts of things we did... well, it's easy to let those experiences drown in shame. I'm not proud of the way I behaved when I was in the Circle and I can't imagine your parents are either. You want to teach your children how to be good, but sometimes it's hard to remember there was a time when you wouldn't have been able to lead by example."
He's quiet for a moment, then says, "I didn't know my parents at all. My father died when I was very young and my mother became one of the Iron Sisters. If you ever see them again, Alec, if you really want to know them, you should ask."
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That's part of why he'd always wanted Jocelyn to be honest with Clary about the Shadow World, why the only arguments they had ever really had existed around Clary and what little she knew. He had always known the day would come when she would have to find out about everything that had been kept from her and she would be angry that she'd been lied to. Through some sort of miracle, she hadn't been angry at him, not yet, but Luke expects that's yet to come. If he ever sees Clary again, he's likely going to have some explaining to do.
"It's hard to own up to the mistakes you've made, but it's especially difficult when it comes to your children," Luke says. "You want them to think the world of you and while you want them to know it's okay to make mistakes, the sorts of things we did... well, it's easy to let those experiences drown in shame. I'm not proud of the way I behaved when I was in the Circle and I can't imagine your parents are either. You want to teach your children how to be good, but sometimes it's hard to remember there was a time when you wouldn't have been able to lead by example."
He's quiet for a moment, then says, "I didn't know my parents at all. My father died when I was very young and my mother became one of the Iron Sisters. If you ever see them again, Alec, if you really want to know them, you should ask."