He instantly thought that she was hesitating to do anything to him and that made him ease up a little. "Please... I do not know who you are or the reason why you are doing this but this is wrong. Please... I promise I will not tell anyone and will forget about everything related to you if you will spare me."
He may not have known how to act when in such a situation but he did have his experiences of serving those above him and lowering himself to look weak.
Eric also had memories of those he had tormented fresh in his mind.
He could remember their every word and action as they did not understand why everything was being done to them and how they bargained and begged for it to all stop.
Since he had such memories and experiences, it was not too difficult for him to try to appease Ash and make her think that he was not someone who would be a problem for her.
