;; closed starter for @ignorenatesanderson !
eric would be the first to admit he was not a fan of the vks' arrival. he understood king ben's sentiment about not punishing them for their parents' sins, but most of these kids were already young adults. they had been formed by the isle and auradon was only now getting to see what that would look like. despite his reservations against them, he could not help but step in when he noticed a young vk being harshly scolded by a shopkeeper. he caught the tail end of the conversation, something about stealing but the confused look on the kid's face had eric doubting he was the real culprit.
"hey, what happened here?" he asked, waiting for an answer from the shopkeeper and the kid.
“I-it was an accident.” He stammered. His eyes sharpening trying to fight back a glare at the accusation of ill intent. “I’m trying to get a job I’ll work to repay you.” He pushed down the yell threatening to erupt from his throat. He looked over at a familiar face. “Oh come on..” he muttered seeing someone else walk in. “It was on the edge.” He said gesturing to the broken object on the ground. “I stepped back and bumped the shelf.”
