Sometimes in life, not everything has to be complicated.
Eric didn't have any interest in staying in the Cinder Forest for months and months before getting the hostility of Tiamat and including in his party the mother of the dragon he and Rubra killed.
Let's say that expanding the potential list of the persons that wanted him dead wasn't his favorite hobby.
Recently enjoying time with his loved ones gained a couple of positions on the mental ranking of importance he had created.
Still, his favorite way to pass the time was to cross away names from the list of the person that betrayed him.
Since his ex-girlfriend on Earth and his father weren't easily reachable, he had to make do with his ex-comrades.
After all, the most insidious of targets was his father, still.
His escapism level rivaled Houdini's.
Eric guessed that if he ever managed to return to Earth somehow, his father would find a way to go on Ouroboros.
