He killed this werewolf that was trying to eat me in my house, and got shot in the process. [ by her... whoops? ] Of all the things he could say, he starts apologizing for getting blood on my rug.
[ which should not be adorable, but is in her mind. the world she lives in has made her see bright spots in the most horrific of things. like dead, naked werewolves in her grandmother's kitchen. ]
Eric puts up a good front. He's had a thousand years to perfect it, but he's very much a poker player. He can delegate with the best of them, but really, even though he's an ancient, stupidly powerful vampire, underneath it all, he's just... a guy. Kind of a really clueless guy.