[The line goes dead, and he doesn't know what to do at first. He tries calling her back, but she doesn't pick up. He curses in the car out loud, wishing she'd of told him more. He doesn't know how to handle this without knowing what exactly happened.
Thankfully, Aether texts him the next day. He texts back:]
She called me last night, but she didn't explain what happened. Is she okay? Was she hurt? And did she say anything else?
[Because if she was warning him to stop his research, then it had nothing to do with the work Aether did for him. They're not related at all, so it doesn't make sense to marry the two together. He's guessing she left something out when she told Aether she'd been attacked.]
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Thankfully, Aether texts him the next day. He texts back:]
She called me last night, but she didn't explain what happened. Is she okay? Was she hurt? And did she say anything else?
[Because if she was warning him to stop his research, then it had nothing to do with the work Aether did for him. They're not related at all, so it doesn't make sense to marry the two together. He's guessing she left something out when she told Aether she'd been attacked.]