Eric watched Alfred leave feeling guilty for dragging them into this. Something didn’t quite fit though. There was a piece to the puzzle Eric just couldn’t figure out and it was driving him mad. Why would the military ask for outside help in the first place? He knew they could get their information just fine without it so why bother? She shook those thoughts out of his mind and turned his attention to Ryan.<br/><br/>A smirk touched his own face when he said, “I can manage. It’ll take more than a scratch like this to keep me off my feet.” He didn’t like to inconvenience anyone and he knew he could do it. He might slow down just a bit but he would be able to keep up to Ryan. There was a small slight popping sound behind them. Eric’s head turned toward it. “They found my surprise.” He said a smile touching his face replacing the smirk.<br/><br/>His attention back to the men at their questioning gazes he shrugged and said, “I just rewired a few things to make it detonate if someone tried to tinker with my robot. No muss no fuss and none of it traceable back to me.” He remembered thinking of his reasons for joining the military, about how he had convinced himself it was because of him not wanting to deal with the bull at home but…it was mainly because of his last run in with the law. He wouldn’t voice it but it wasn’t a pleasant experience. “We better move quickly, that explosion would have attracted more attention and I’m pretty sure some are heading this way.”