Hannibal took only a couple of steps back to stabilise himself from the unexpected push. His eyes narrowed and the devil's smirk spread across his lips. He stepped towards her again and cupped her neck exactly half way between her head and her clavicle. His fingers spread across the nape of her neck whilst his thumb pressed gently against her throat. "Very high priority." Lecter leaned in and kissed her with added force but as he did, his thumb slowly pressed harder her throat. All the while, he watched her ever so carefully.