[ That "of course," gets Hannibal's smile to tilt again, though this time it's not quite so wry as it is genuine. His gestures are always small and calm, but it's clear enough now that even without saying anything, Hannibal apperciates Percy's thanks. He agrees, naturally, since he could have just as easily purposefully failed to save any of them, and he had even warned the Sheriff that the next time someone reckless came to his proverbial doorstep, he'd be inclined to do so. But he hadn't before. Every injury had been treated in earnest and with his full care and attention. ]

It's quite rare. Most tend to lose their manners in the face of being deceived. Though I cannot fault them for it entirely.

[ He comments simply, but his softer smile turns to one that's much more delighted as Percy implies his role. He hadn't thought that Percy was one of the Bounties, since his behavior had never struck him to be searching in the way he would have expected one of them to. He had guessed the Doctor, but in this case, he's pleased to be wrong. ]

How fitting that our first serious conversation came at just that occasion. [ He's definitely tickled that they share some of the same responsibility there, but after that bit of amusement, his expression softens back to a more neutral one. ] But by how you phrase it, I take it that you know the Bounties. I'm not asking out of want to know who they are. Only to confirm.