Riley began snarling at the frightened civilians, causing them to take steps back away from him and the exit. All the while James was putting on a show and picking out hostages. Riley wasn't there to pick out who went and who stayed. He just kept the civilians at bay and made sure that not too many—preferably not any—of them got away. He could care less if they held a small child hostage, it wasn't like they were gonna hurt them anyway—well at least not unless Dominus ordered it.
Riley kept walking around the hostages. His beast-like features made it seem like he was an animal prowling or guarding food. His eyes glanced over to James grinning at him. He didn't respond to the man's words and even if he had wanted to respond he would just be grunting like an animal. Instead he turned his back from the other and looked out one of the many bank's windows. He could see the flashing red and blue lights though they weren't as bright as they would be in the dark. The sirens had annoyed his ears. His ears perked up. Turning around, quickly, he flashed his teeth and growled at the civilian who tried to get up. The woman coward and sat down on the floor again. Riley resumed his task and, again, prowled around some of the hostages. He anticipated that, anytime soon, the superheroes would show up.