Even though Ash decided to rest, he still spent the next 100 days going over and comprehending the glyph knowledge from the golden books. Only after completing that did he finally allow himself to take a proper break.
The first thing he did was wake Eric up. That little one was not so little anymore, yet Ash still liked calling him a kid. There was a strange and unexplainable satisfaction in it, almost like it grounded him emotionally and reminded him of his role as the responsible one.
Maybe all those characters in the novels also felt this strange satisfaction after calling someone a kid....
Eric woke up soon from his hibernation, and the first thing he did was gulp down another large chunk of herbs and pills. His appetite was still heavy, though noticeably less monstrous than before, so Ash assumed things were stabilizing for him.
