Whitefish River you're the truth that's breaking me and keeping me together

As cruel as it was, Riley didn't want to see his brother again. He didn't want to be reminded of his childhood, or have all of these memories brought back -- he didn't want to get pulled or sucked back into the life he had before he had left Easthollow. He'd made a name for himself here, separate from anything but his own merit - no family, no past baggage: just Riley, doing life as best he could.

So to have Charles here after he'd so painfully torn himself from his home and everything he knew threatened his new reality and his new life. Riley's fur bristled outward, projecting his size to something well beyond his normal deportment. Charles flinched, causing Riley's eyes to narrow as he parroted back coldly "What are you doing here?" He was two seconds from chasing Charles away; as much as it hurt to be needlessly cruel, Riley would never go back and Charles was a cold reminder of the life he had purposely left behind.