[Nerves, Chilton told himself once the humiliation settled. It was only nerves. The shaking of his hands, the weakness in his knees -- who wouldn't be nervous? Physical signs of a manifested anxiety were hardly groundbreaking. This isn't abnormal.]
If... You could. Take a look.
[His heart palpitations squirmed, then eased to a relatively normal pace. The idea of Will Graham hunting for him, protecting him? Irony that did not escape Chilton, and nor did the subtler implication: Will Graham had inducted Chilton into the pack. In a meaningful manner, not merely in terms of shared historical value. While this might have happened much earlier, only now did Chilton fully embrace the depth of what that entailed. Will Graham's empathetic nature eclipsed their mutual (and past) conflict.
Perhaps because of that mutual (and past) acquaintance. Chilton, despite his weakened bodily slip, did not miss how Will reacted to Hannibal's name.]
You're probably my best shot.
[Words from a man who thought he could control how Will hunted.]
all for a good cause
If... You could. Take a look.
[His heart palpitations squirmed, then eased to a relatively normal pace. The idea of Will Graham hunting for him, protecting him? Irony that did not escape Chilton, and nor did the subtler implication: Will Graham had inducted Chilton into the pack. In a meaningful manner, not merely in terms of shared historical value. While this might have happened much earlier, only now did Chilton fully embrace the depth of what that entailed. Will Graham's empathetic nature eclipsed their mutual (and past) conflict.
Perhaps because of that mutual (and past) acquaintance. Chilton, despite his weakened bodily slip, did not miss how Will reacted to Hannibal's name.]
You're probably my best shot.
[Words from a man who thought he could control how Will hunted.]