What does this sentence mean? I can't understand this 求められようと


> 説明を **求められようと** 、何も言えないのだ。

What does it mean? "Trying to be asked for answers, I can't say anything"
looks strange...




> 説明を求められようと、何も言えないのだ。  
>  **Even if** [you] demand an explanation, [I] can not say anything.

`volitional-form + が/と` is a literary way of saying "even if ～" or "regardless
of ～". Usually (but not always) there is a comma after the が/と.

Examples on JGram:

  * [(よ)うが (よ)うと ようが ようと](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=\(yo\)uga%2C\(yo\)uto)
  * [(よ)うと～まい, (よ)うが～まい](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=\(yo\)uto~mai%2C%20\(yo\)uga~mai)

Of course `volitional-form + と` can be actual volition followed by a quotative
particle, depending on what follows:

> 説明を求めようと思います。  
>  I think I will demand an explanation.

