Astraea's POV
I couldn't summon him.
No matter how many times I tried, no matter how hard I pushed, Therion didn't answer. At first, I told myself it was nothing, that maybe he was busy, or maybe he was ignoring me because he was angry about something I did, but deep down, I knew it wasn't that simple.
My brother never ignored me when it came to summons. No matter how bad things were between us, if I summoned him, he would come to me even if it was only for a few minutes.
The silence burned through me, and worried didn't even begin to describe what I felt.
The moment Inara left, the very first thing I did was try to reach him. If what she said was really true, and if he was weaker than he let on, then I needed to know.
