"Hey-" He has to twist to look down at North, brow furrowed. "You know I understood, right? Understand? Family's family. Theta and South come first."

Every time. York- he's never had a sibling, never had to make that call. "We keep in touch. Dead drops, encrypted shit. Sometimes we'd get messages out of order because there's no safe way to leave dates on them but- we don't just. Vanish."