Honor - Duty - Redemption - Legacy
Erik was raised with certain expectations and because of events he never followed through on them. His life has lead him to dark places that he followed his duty in and carried out his orders, no matter for what. He finds himself now with his life restored (ie his family has and friends are filling so he now has things to lose) and because of that has felt the pull of that old legacy from a place and/or event he feels coming. So now he seeks to right what he can of his past so that he will be worthy when his fate takes him.