It was a turn in conversation that Hannibal had not expected. He was only human after all. In Lecter's world, vampires were mythical creatures. Creatures that fed on humans yet Sookie spoke about them with a hint of excitement which was intriguing to say the least.
He stood to his feet and walked over to the head height shelves. "Vampires. Beings who feed on the life of living creatures, whether undead or living." Hannibal's eyes moved over the spines of a few books. The Vampyre, Fragment of a Novel, Dracula, and Travels of Three English Gentlemen . "Unfortunately I have only had the pleasure of reading about them. They are often portrayed as sophisticated and charismatic. Is that what you had experienced?" Hannibal asked, turning away from the books on the shelves to look at Sookie. It was too easy and simple to imagine that she was nothing more than meat amongst lions.