When Magnus looked away, Alec curled protectively around her, offering what strength he could. He might not know what the decision might cost her, but he knew how hard it must have been to put herself in danger for him. Sebastian was terrifying and she'd still stood up for Alec, defending him when Alec had begun to lose hope that anyone would help him.

"You did more than one right thing. You healed me." It might not seem like much, but her visits had kept him sane after he'd realized Magnus didn't want to hurt him. "I probably would've died if you hadn't kept healing me."

Considering the idea of who had taken her in, he started rubbing her back again, trying to ease her fears. Jace had been lucky that he'd been sent to live with Alec's family but Magnus hadn't had that reprieve. "It's not your fault that he took you in. He convinced lots of people he was right. My parents fell for it too."

His eyes widened slightly as he watched her mend her clothing. It shouldn't have surprised him that she could do such things. Magnus had healed him, but it still seemed strange to him that she could fix something that wasn't alive.

He could help reaching out to touch one of the tears that had magically mended, almost expecting it to be a glamour. "You saved me. But even if you hadn't, I would feel that I have to protect you." The idea that there were places that she couldn't go made him pause, considering the dangers she might be in... and that there were some in the Clave that didn't believe that Alec belonged either. "You're not the only one they disapprove of, Magnus. I'm not exactly the ideal Shadowhunter."