Her words brought to mind the globe in the library and some of the maps Hodge had showed him over the years. He knew exactly where England was in comparison to both Idris and Manhattan but hadn't done much with the information. There were Institutes all over the world and Hodge had given lessons on the few differences each Institute and their Shadowhunters demonstrated.

Alec had found the information mostly boring because he'd never planned on going anywhere but New York. That was his home, that was where he was bound and that was where he wished his duty to keep him for the rest of his life.

"So, you're from a different time entirely?" Alec gathered, head tilting sideways slightly. He didn't sound surprised. He was still new to Darrow but his life had been filled with the dark, the grotesque, the murderous and the impossible.

Darrow had managed to pull him away from a battle without the aide of a portal or demonic magic so being from a completely time period didn't seem out of the realm of possibility. It was a terrifying thought, knowing that a Valentine from a time when the Circle had their greatest power could arrive.

Every day, Alec was able to see just how small the Clave's reach was. They were insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Tiny and unimportant. He felt like a traitor for those thoughts but couldn't stop them from occurring.