Eric Northman

1x10 I Don't wanna Know

[at the vampire tribunal]

MAGISTER: Eric Northman, sheriff of Area 5.

ERIC: Magister.

MAGISTER: Well, then. Bring me your murderer.

BILL: Magister, Long Shadow broke the law first. She was mine, and he knew it. He would have killed her and fed from her.

MAGISTER: A low human! Irrelevant. Happens every day.

BILL: He was stealing from Eric.

MAGISTER: Sheriff?

ERIC: Yes, Magister, it's true. Long Shadow was a thief and a liar. He was hurting my business.

MAGISTER: The business part, that is a serious offense.

BILL: And it was the human who exposed Long Shadow. Would you tell him, Eric?

ERIC: The only reason the girl was there was because I called her.

BILL: To protect your wealth.

ERIC: To protect my wealth, yes. Magister, she is... valuable.

MAGISTER: Humans exist to serve us. That is their only value.

BILL: There are those among us who think differently.

MAGISTER: Do you question my authority? I am the Magister. I was trained in the Inquisition, and I am the adjudicator for every vampire territory in North America. As the humans say, the humans you love more than your own kind, back your shit down!

ERIC: Bill.

MAGISTER: Well, you haven't bored me. That works in your favor. And you seem to be obedient to your sheriff.

ERIC: For the most part. When it matters, yes, he is.