As the soldiers charged forward, Erik pushed Eren back so he had room to draw his sword in a flash of steel. He blocked the first strike, and punched forward, cracking the man who swung in the mouth, and stepped back from the surging soldiers. "Laz!" he yelled "Be kind! Leave enough to bury!" Erik cut a man across his stomach, and drew his long knife, and buried it in his shoulder. He kicked him in his cut stomach, sending the man reeling, and making a mental note to retrieve his knife before they left. Lazuli cracked his hands together when he heard Erik's request. A simple one, and he'd honor it. Two brave and drunk soldiers separated from the group to fight him. He back handed one, and sent the body flying like a ragdoll into the wall, most of the bones in his body broken. The other man looked at his dead comrade and ducked back into the makeshift line of his soldiers, where there was some safety in numbers.