Same as the others. A massively strong character captures Eric and forces him into servitude.

There's a weird glitch at the three-quarters mark when Eric meet a group of halflings. His personality seems to shift abruptly for no reason. Without knowing anything about them, he starts referring to them with pejoratives and refusing to offer help when they are threatened by monsters. He slowly reverted to normal after a chapter or so, but this incongruity was jarring.