You do, when you throw my name out instead of asking if he knows Frederick as well. Frederick does, when he cut me loose. Abigail does, by removing herself from the situation. April does, by avoiding him and trusting me to tell her if anything happens.
[Not exactly what she meant, he figures, but it's true. For him. The less who involve themselves and instead leave it to Will? They're protecting him even as they protect themselves or others. Will has crossed some rather severe lines, has struggled with who he is and isn't. Protecting Will sometimes means taking others out of harm's way, and he can be harmful. With Hannibal around, even more so.
He does not say the most troubling thought that crosses his mind when she asks. Hannibal protects him. In his own way, and from everyone and everything but Hannibal himself, but there's a protectiveness there just the same. He can recognize it, and recognize how Goddamn terrible it is.]
You're doing it right now, too. By approaching me instead of listening to whispers. Getting the story from someone else and making conclusions that could be false. See?
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Frederick does, when he cut me loose.
Abigail does, by removing herself from the situation.
April does, by avoiding him and trusting me to tell her if anything happens.
[Not exactly what she meant, he figures, but it's true. For him. The less who involve themselves and instead leave it to Will? They're protecting him even as they protect themselves or others. Will has crossed some rather severe lines, has struggled with who he is and isn't. Protecting Will sometimes means taking others out of harm's way, and he can be harmful. With Hannibal around, even more so.
He does not say the most troubling thought that crosses his mind when she asks. Hannibal protects him. In his own way, and from everyone and everything but Hannibal himself, but there's a protectiveness there just the same. He can recognize it, and recognize how Goddamn terrible it is.]
You're doing it right now, too. By approaching me instead of listening to whispers. Getting the story from someone else and making conclusions that could be false.
See?