For a brief moment Hannibal didn't know how to react. He wasn't angry, as such, but he would snap Hani's neck and be done with it without a second's hesitation.

He didn't, though. "I'm glad I didn't come later," he said, a little wryness in his voice. Had he come here later, might have meant catching the two in a far more intimate situation.

A little sadness on his face. "Did I mistake your meaning earlier tonight?"