This will change everything, Hannibal thought to himself as he removed all unnecessary traces of his presence in the house.
Luna was still unconscious in the kitchen.
He hasn't fully evaluated her injuries yet.
Moving her might cause unnecessary damage to her mobility, so he left her on the floor.
Once done he headed for the kitchen.
He heard Luna groaning.
She must be waking up he thought.
She was moving to a sitting position when he got to where she was.
"Luna?" he called.
The familiar voice made her turn her head to its direction
"Doctor Lecter?" she said weakly.
He made haste towards her and assisted her to a sitting position.
"There's someone here..." she whispered.
"I know..." he answered, his voice tainted with danger and pride.
"Did you… kill him?" she asked.
"Yes, He was trying to kill you"
Hannibal was obviously telling her that he saved her life.
"He's still beside you" he said. With that Luna started to quiver by instinct.
Hannibal placed his hands on her shoulders trying to calm her down "You're safe now, he's dead"
Then she remembered Julia, "Where's Julia?" she asked him.
"She's dead too" he answered casually.
"Should we call Jack Crawford now?" he cut her midway through her thoughts.
Curious of how she will react.
"Yes" she answered.
There was so much going on in her head.
It feels like the answer should be no, but she said Yes.
Hannibal took his phone out of his pocket.
Turned it on and started to press the numbers.
"Doctor" Luna stopped him, placing a hand on the arm that held the phone.
Hannibal looked at her intently.
"Shouldn't you take care of him first?"
Hannibal gave an inward satisfied smile…
EMT entered the scene first.
Jack wanted everything to be discreet.
Julia was working for whoever wanted to kill Luna and that person could be the original killer.
"The nurse could also be defending Luna, It's possible she changed her mind" Hannibal explained.
Jack questioned his presence in the house "Julia cancelled 2 of Luna's sessions without reason" Hannibal started to explain
"I decided to check up on my patient" he concluded.
"You're lucky doctor" Jack patted him on the shoulder.
Alana and Jack came to the conclusion that his arrival drove the assailant away.
She was not given a new charge nurse.
No more House detention.
She is now considered the main witness; the only witness.
BAU decided to make the details of the night's incident restricted.
She'll stay under witness protection for the meantime.
Pretty much the same house, only this is in a high security compound.
She will resume therapy under the supervision of Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Dr. Alana Bloom.
Someone tried to kill Luna, letting them assume the attack was successful is the best thing to do right now.
Session:
"How are you feeling today?" Hannibal asked Luna
"Confused and sad" she replied, her hand tightened its grip on the white cane that Julia gave her.
Her mind was still clustered with thoughts she can't put together
"Sad about what?"
"Julia"
"Julia tried to hurt you, she was planning to kill you."
"Yes she did at first. I had a feeling she was, but she became my friend and everyone gets to grieve a friend"
"You knew about it?"
"Yes"
"Tell me more about that"
"Can we not talk about it right now doctor?"
"Are the questions overwhelming?"
"Yes…" she paused. "Too much grief, there's too much bad going on and it's exhausting..." she continued.
"Alright, is there a specific topic you would like to discuss with me?" Hannibal inquired.
"Not at the moment, No" she raised her head as if she was looking at him intently and asked.
"Can a patient and her doctor remain quiet for a session?"
Hannibal finds the question odd but answered.
"Had you been one of my paying patients, i would suggest you make wise use of the time to get well.
However, our circumstances are different, so I will allow it"
"Thank you doctor"
Hannibal was surprised at their capability to maintain a pleasant session.
Personality wise the two of them should clash, a probability of 8 times in 10.
Hannibal is staying over for the night.
He was hesitant at first; he knew that being in close proximity to her would be a challenge.
Her scent hasn't faded one bit, the scent of maple syrup and milk, he should commend Anton Luminosi for that.
He assumed Luminosi took care if his daughter by following a meticulous regimen.
Exposing her to just enough light, just enough air.
He probably watches what he feeds her like Hannibal watches what he eats.
When the time comes he thought to himself, I will experience her front row.
He would really like to start now, while she sleeps.
Hannibal's trail of thought was distracted by sounds outside his room.