"It's Church. You can't expect him to be polite. And he misses Jem." He knows more about that than he wants to tell Jace. If his parabatai returned, it might alter how things happened. Maybe? Alec isn't sure if them both being here at two different points in their lives means that the future can't change but he's not going to take the risk.

His lips twitch as he fights back a smile. He knows that Jace might be acting bored by the idea but Alec knows that curiosity will eventually get the better of his brother. "I would love to have company. I've missed having to keep my parabatai out of trouble."