It was nice to know they could all get along. As much as it pained him to see Kat this way it was a good start. She would be right in his abilities to hold himself together as well as he did, it came from years of dealing with his step mother. Taking another painful deep breath he tried to hide the wince while he kept his mouth shut. He wasnâ€™t sure if it would be a good idea to talk now or to wait for Kat to say something more. She was taking the leadership role she was given again and he didnâ€™t want to step on her toes.<br/><br/>For a while he thought about taking a seat but when Ryan put a gun to Thomasâ€™s head he looked to Kat to see her reaction about it. Since she didnâ€™t look worried or sad about it he took her lead till he saw something in Thomasâ€™s eyes. He knew something, something Eric believed he was scared of and would take to his grave if not coaxed properly. Frowning he walked over to Ryan and leaned in close and said in his ear, â€œI donâ€™t think killing him would work, look at his eyes, heâ€™s hiding something. I donâ€™t k now what but the look on his face suggests something other than resignation. It is there however, thereâ€™s something more to it.â€ He paused and moved away to gaze at Thomas again. Convinced he moved back and said, â€œI think he knows something about Riddick and his goons that we might not.â€<br/><br/>His voice was low enough for Ryan to hear and no one else. The thought of overstepping his bounds came to mind but quickly went away. Another thought of explaining his explanation brought to mind disrespect from Kat and Ryan and the humiliation of feeling that he had to explain in the first place. Letting his mind wonder he back away from Ryan and tried to think of what the heck he had just said.<br/><br/>---------<br/><br/>They were close, Riddick could almost smell it.