...Well, I may not be the best case to warn you against that. Will did not talk to me for three years.

[ He shrugs, though it's with a wry, warm smile. Hannibal remembers it fondly, but Will himself or any outsider to the situation absolutely wouldn't. But as the conversation isn't about Will and Hannibal, he moves on. ]

But if you worry about that, then you will have to make your feelings known. It is frightening, of course. But you will know where you stand.