Riley remained silent, just bristling. He shifted his weight from one foot to the other, "You son of a bitch." He growled, "Fuck you, if you think you can do it on your own, then fucking do it, I hope you don't get staked." He turned away from Tao, just staring into the darkness of the alley, and then back to the vampire. "Don't get staked." He repeated, his expression hard.