"Why would he do something like that?" He snapped, showing one of the few times Ryu actually has any anger in him. Zuko seems like such a nice person, so what kind of cruel person could do that to her? It didn't seem fair, no matter what the reason.

"Family shouldn't hurt each other..." Of course, Ryu's experience with family is really only about Rei and Teepo, and given he and Teepo eventually had to fight... Well, he'll still stand by what he says. "How did it happen?"