Clary noticeably brightened when he mentioned that he had a pencil that she could use. There was no way that she'd be able to hide her excitement. "Really? I can do that." She paused. "Sharpen it. I was an art student. Am-" She corrected herself. "...an art student." Not that she could technically continue being a student here but after everything that's happened she never once stopped thinking of herself as an artist.

"I can repay you." She paused. "Some how." Clary tried to think of a way that she could repay him but the only thing that came to mind would be drawing something and she didn't think he'd want that. "I'll think of something or maybe I can help you here." It would take a lot of instruction but Clary thought she could do it.

She took a sip of the water before speaking again. "Thank you." She thought about using ash as a writing source. "Ashe is very close to graphite." It would be softer than most pencils but she could probably make that work too.