"She fell unto the floor LIKE she were dead."

The story of the Conshie in the war is the moral irony to me. AS he explains all to Harris.

Self defense on Clary's part is only admissible when force meets equal force. Clary was a belligerent drunk and had the knife, the Storyteller was unarmed.

As to whether this rates writting a song or not. Of course it does.
Songs are communications to tell a story, express love and affection, entertain, repeat an event.... all of which happens here.

Maybe not enough of a song for some, plenty for me.

Don