Blackfeather Woods The darkness will rise from the deep

Yes, he obliges her call, but when he reaches her he doesn't submit and throw himself to the ground in respect to her rank. He likely never will, for she has done nothing to prove her worthy of the rank she holds, specifically, proved nothing to him more than her ability to take his uncle's throne. Instead, he looks at her with an expectant glare, reserved and cool as if she is no more than a page in a book rather than someone he is supposed to spend his life serving. Perhaps his judgments are the tiniest bit premature, after all, he doesn't know her personally in the slightest. However, he bases his conclusions on what he sees, and what he sees it that their numbers have gone down drastically since her takeover. He doesn't necessarily blame her for it entirely but he knows confidently that while she may not be doing something wrong, she is not doing something right either. He also knows that there is no room for error when being in the position of power she unjustifiably holds, and is quite certain that Astrid — or whatever she is presently calling herself — lacks the influence, the experience or the impressive nature he would associate someone titled the Dark Master with. Perhaps that could change, but he highly doubts based on what he has seen that she would ever have become their leader if not for Damien's mental illness, on her merit and stature alone. She just isn't meant to be there, and she has done nothing to prove otherwise. At least, in Vaati's knowledge.