Riley let out a high bark and rose to his feet. He shifted once more and when he had returned to his human form he was crouched on the floor, his hair just brushing over his eyes. He pushed it back and then rose to his feet. He remained silent for a moment, just looking at Tao, shoulders tense, his eyes appraising. After that moment had gone he took a half step away from the vampire, giving an uncomfortable shrug of his shoulders as he looked away and found a particularly interesting bit of wall to stare at.
"I haven't been able to forget." He said finally, and glanced back to Tao. "About- it keeps coming back to me."