It took a few seconds for Alec to catch up with what Sebastian said and what he'd meant. Not the claw marks but the underlying pain that they'd caused.

"Healing on the inside is going to take time. My family... What they did will take a long time to heal." If it ever did. He'd already forgiven Jace and he'd mostly forgiven his mother but Robert? His father had hurt Alec too often and too deeply over the years to allow him to easily forgive.

It surprised him that Sebastian had realized there was more to the wound than just cuts and poison. Magnus knew since he'd spent the night at his bedside but even Izzy, the only person in his family who had tried to stay with him, didn't realize how much that night had hurt him emotionally.

Memories faded as Sebastian touched one of the few places on his body that wasn't covered with marks. Knowing how Sebastian felt about Jack and how shy he seemed, Alec hadn't expected him to be that forward.

"Are you sure? My brother threatened to sell me to the goblins if I talked about him this much. And most people would be offended if I talked about Magnus while we were flirting." Which was something that Alec probably shouldn't say but it was something that probably needed to be dealt with.