He watched as Leeloo turned, gave the command. The men in the circle fled and became one with the night. Eric watched them all run, the cowards they were.
And then his attention went to Leeloo. The look she gave him...Eric looked at the ground. His eyes found the corpse laying in a pool of blood not but a few steps from where he stood. Where they stood.
"This is what I am," Eric breathed, lifting his head. He looked at her. "This is what I was created to do. To protect what I love at any cost." His voice never changed. He wouldn't lie to her. Never.