"Her father may be evil, but she protected your daughter," Annie pleaded with Stone. "She is not like her father."

"She's her father's seed. What do you mean she's nothing like him? Just because she was born a runt, that makes her less wicked?" one of the slave trainers scoffed.

But Annie looked at them, her eyes pleading. "Please... if not for her, then for me. I've helped you so much in the past."

She was referring to the time when they were all ...