You are the blade of Heaven. Make sure you are worthy” – Brother Zachariah (page 234). Zachariah is talking to Jace after Jace goes to visit him. Zachariah used to be a Silent Brother. The Silent Brothers are a group of immortal male Shadowhunters that serve as medics. They have mutated faces and speak to people in their mind, not out loud. When he tried to heal Jace after he was wounded the heavenly fire touched Zachariah. This burned the darkness in his blood and caused him to become mortal again. Jace believes that the heavenly fire is a curse and all he wants is to get rid of it. Zachariah tells him this quote to explain to him that he should not try to get rid of it because it is a gift and a weapon that he has been trusted with. This causes Jace to look at the heavenly fire in a different
You are the blade of Heaven. Make sure you are worthy” – Brother Zachariah (page 234). Zachariah is talking to Jace after Jace goes to visit him. Zachariah used to be a Silent Brother. The Silent Brothers are a group of immortal male Shadowhunters that serve as medics. They have mutated faces and speak to people in their mind, not out loud. When he tried to heal Jace after he was wounded the heavenly fire touched Zachariah. This burned the darkness in his blood and caused him to become mortal again. Jace believes that the heavenly fire is a curse and all he wants is to get rid of it. Zachariah tells him this quote to explain to him that he should not try to get rid of it because it is a gift and a weapon that he has been trusted with. This causes Jace to look at the heavenly fire in a different