There was a small wooden gazebo built out over the water; Isabelle was sitting in it, staring out across the lake. She looked like a princess in a fairy tale, waiting at the top of her tower for someone to ride up and rescue her. Not that traditional princess behavior was like Isabelle at all. Isabelle with her whip and boots and knives would chop anyone who tried to pen her up in a tower into pieces, build a bridge out of the remains, and walk carelessly to freedom, her hair looking fabulous the entire time. β¨ Cassandra Clare (2010). Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass, p.547, Simon and Schuster
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