River watched, eyes moving rapidly between Hannibal's moving mouth and his hands as they worked. It would not have taken someone like her to make the observation that, of all of these people, of all of these meals, Hannibal preferred and enjoyed cooking for Lady Murasaki the most.
Likely because of all of those people, he preferred and enjoyed her most.
River licked at her lower lip and tilted her head with an unnatural slowness. Cheeks would be offered to Madame first... She watched the knife slide as it cut. And she smiled.