Ruth shouted, "If you don't go, he'll kill Zac! Mr. Lloyd, please… You have to save him! At this point, you're the only one who can do anything!"

Ruth broke down in tears after that, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably. She was clearly terrified out of her mind.

Andrew helped her up and said, "Tell me everything, from the beginning. Zachary already passed the selection round, wasn't he supposed to become Mr. Thornton's apprentice?"

Ruth sobbed. "That's what we thought when we went there.