"No." Hannibal said the simple word after Erik made it known that he wasn't interested in trying the flesh of the bassoonist. If Erik didn't want to try, then Hannibal wasn't going to waste any further time with the man. He'd done what he wanted, and now it was over.
He returned to the gathering of the curtain, thinking that he might need to find a way to repay Erik for them, even if they weren't particularly expensive. It seemed rude to use them for a mess like this and not attempt to replace them.
"The only reason to consume him would be for the insult that he provided, and it was not an insult against me, but you. If you've no wish to take part in it, then there's no need to do it."