"Isn't it dangerous to use random bits of things?" All the spells Alec had been part of were carefully controlled with specific rules. "I think that in my world it's intent and sometimes the objects used. I'm not sure. Most of my kin hate magic so we don't study it other than. This is bad. Don't do it."

Which seemed to be Alec's life story: doing the things that his kin hated. "It's usually monster attacks for Shadowhunters. Occasionally lost people." The results of those missions usually gave him nightmares. "Uh - if you see the Fae, could you warn me. The ones in my world aren't exactly happy with me."