"I am not seeking anything." He told her. Will was unique and Hannibal didn't believe that anyone like him entering his life again was possible. There simply wasn't anyone like him.
He had allowed Abigail to climb over his walls. He could see potential in her and had the urge to nurture that. But even she could never truly understand what he was. Loneliness came with a dull ache but it was one he could live with.