Duck Lake This guy is a weightlifter but I can bench an entire continental shelf

He tipped his ears back incredulously in response to Aurelia's claim, but for the moment, had nothing to say. It came sort of out of left field. After all, no one really just came by to say hello to Burr. Even his own pack mates weren't that warm and welcoming with him—hell, the last one he'd tried to be friendly with had threatened to bite him. He didn't go out of his way to meet them, either, but who cared about that? He didn't have any friends to speak of with his family gone, so the idea that someone would specifically come to him to greet him was unbelievable, no matter how true it may be.

So rather than trying to right his wrongs and rectify the awkward situation, or show the gratitude he felt deep within, Burr reverted to rude kid status and bluntly asked, "why?" Why had she wanted to say hi to him?