Getting up Eric dusted himself off.  There was more dust than he thought there was and he noted for the first time the amount flying off his clothing. â€œThe pleasures all mine.â€ He said groggy from the hit still. â€œNice name.â€ he said no hint of sarcasm in his voice. â€œIt was the name of my grandfather, good man he was, are you a good man too?â€<br/><br/>He was trying to avoid the questions but he figured Ryan might find it annoying if he kept talking like that so he said giving up the fight with himself. â€œMy sister and I came here for some sightseeing. Itâ€™s her birthday you see an I wanted to give her some fun time.â€ Clearing his throat he continued, â€œI saw some big mean men harassing the tiller and I went over to stop them. It really ruined the first part of her birthday surprise.â€ He was trying his best to keep his voice neutral and not put any emotion in it but Eric wasnâ€™t one to keep all of it out. There was a bit of annoyance and maybe even some irritation. â€œI didnâ€™t even get to finish my meal.â€ He said and if to emphasize that his stomach growled.<br/><br/>He had heard the commotion upstairs and mentally danced for joy. It had to be Kat, if it wasnâ€™t then it was probably someone else who had a beef with this group. Either way Eric was probably going to get out of there pretty soon. His eyes wandered to the butt of Ryanâ€™s gun and noted how the man had easily changed his demeanor from the one he had met first.<br/><br/>â€œWe donâ€™t know sir, he was supposed to be here.â€ Benito said cringing at Ryanâ€™s harsh words. â€œI wouldnâ€™t dream of disobeying you sir, Iâ€™ll be sure to wait next time.â€ He gulped and waited till his leader told him to go. â€œYes sir.â€ The two grunts said in unison Stefano following closely behind. He didnâ€™t want to be in the middle of an interrogation. The stairs groaned beneath their feet till they reached the top.<br/><br/>They opened the door and saw Kat with their friend. â€œYou.â€ All three of them said in surprise. Taking positions around the room the thought to surround her and attack her with one single stroke. They were all thinking it would be easy. Moving in unison they started their walk toward her.