"It healed perfectly, barely noticeable."

Fingers caressed the fine scar on his forehead. Under the other's touch, he shivered.

"You did a good job at sewing me up, after cutting me open."

Hannibal pulled back his hand. "You never questioned why."

"No."

"Chiyoh hadn't let you kill me. It was my turn then to forgive you, and myself. I knew seeing you die would be the death of me."

"Suicide by proxy. Did you want to be stopped?"

A moment long, Hannibal seemed to think about it.

"I wasn't disappointed that they did."

"You saved me from Mason Verger and his... companions."

"That's what I had promised to Alana."

"There is rarely just one motive for a murder. I suppose it's the same for the opposite."

"The opposite of murder?"

"You've been a surgeon, you must have saved many lives."

"Do you remember every boat engine you've repaired?"

"No. I'll always remember my own though."

"I will always remember you."

"That's what you did? You've repaired me?"

"No. I wanted to help you see that you have never been broken."

"What about your life? I'm your friend, Will.

I don't care about the lives you save, I care about your life."

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