Eric walked over to his side and stared at the duo looking at him with raised brows for a moment before repeating, "How much does he owe you two?"
Ryu and Shial narrowed their eyes at him, a hint of wariness flashing in their eyes.
From his clothes, they could tell he was someone from the middle city, and the slight hint of suppression they felt looking into his eyes told them he wasn't someone they could afford to offend. They were familiar with this sense of suppression and intimidation because they felt it when they interacted with people of status or warriors from the middle and core city or from the warriors.
Though they felt he couldn't be a warrior because he didn't project that aloofness and danger they felt from the warriors, just his status of being someone from the middle city was enough for them to be wary and even respectful.