Editing Andre Layton (section)

===[[Ruth Wardell]]===
Due to Layton being a Tailie and the leader of a revolution, he and Ruth had an extremely bad relationship at first, particularly after she sided with the Folgers and [[Nolan Grey]]. In addition, Ruth's fanatical devotion to [[Joseph Wilford]] made Layton openly wary of her, but he reluctantly allowed Ruth to join the Tailies in greeting Wilford when ''[[Big Alice]]'' clamped onto the Tail.

During the escalating conflict between ''[[Snowpiercer]]'' and ''Big Alice'', Layton assigned Ruth to manage diplomacy between the trains and Ruth assured him that her loyalty was first and foremost to the passengers of ''Snowpiercer''. After discovering that [[Zarah Ferami]] was pregnant, Ruth moved her and Layton up to First Class. However, due to Ruth's fanatical devotion to Wilford, Layton often excluded her from decisions as he was reluctant to trust that Ruth wouldn't betray him, although [[Melanie Cavill]] stated that as long as he was honest with Ruth, Layton could and should rely on her. Ruth expressed frustration with this and Zarah joined Hospitality to bridge the gap. After seeing parallels between an angry mob trying to freeze off Layton's arm and what she did to [[Suzanne]], Ruth stepped in to save him and in the process, earned some of Layton's respect and trust.

Following Wilford's takeover of the train, Ruth refused to help him and was sent to Compost to work with Layton. As a result, Ruth earned Layton's full trust and they seemed to form something of a friendship, conspiring with each other and even exchanging a high five as they worked together. Ruth and Layton were able to kill their guard together, escape and take over ''Big Alice's'' Engine. After finding Wilford's bathtub, Layton even allowed Ruth to clean up first. Upon their return to ''Snowpiercer'', Ruth, having proven herself loyal to Layton and the train, was one of his trusted inner circle and she agreed to the [[Pirate Train]] plan. However, due to a delay from [[Kevin McMahon]], Layton was forced to leave her behind on ''Snowpiercer'' when [[Josie Wellstead]] had to destroy [[the Aquarium]] completely in order to separate the trains.

Despite being accidentally abandoned by Layton, Ruth retains her loyalty and trust in him, believing that he will return and presumably realizing that she wasn't purposefully left behind as she shows no bitterness for what happened. In Layton's absence, Ruth steps into his role as the leader of the resistance against Wilford, using her own cunning and intelligence to continue Layton's work and commanding the trust and loyalty of Layton's most trusted followers.

After Layton retakes the train, he and Ruth warmly greet each other by their first names and share a hug and a drink, expressing the confidence that they had in each other during their time apart. Layton seeks Ruth's advice about his plan and although she's dubious of the vote and warns him about the potential consequences if he loses, Ruth supports his plan and after the vote expresses her further support for Layton's lie about [[Asha]] coming from New Eden to help people vote in favor of taking the chance.