The ferocity vanished but the anxiousness remained inside Zach's troubled mind. Helpless in front of the absolute power that these influential figures controlled, Zach turned to Andy and asked, "What am I supposed to do then?"
"Don't do anything. It would be far more helpful for her than whatever it is that you are thinking of doing. You might be thinking of doing her good but mark my words, the royals won't let any insult go unpunished. Since they have their eyes on you, they might not harm you directly. But that doesn't stop them from going after people close to you without revealing themselves."
Andy's words struck like thunder inside Zach's brain. He couldn't bring himself to believe the magnitude of the threat that royals posed to him and the Smith family.
"I can't just do nothing. Wouldn't that mak..." Zach's voice trailed off as he comprehended his own lack of power.
