"I had this terrifying nightmare before I came to see you. I was walking through the forest and there was this cave. I wandered inside and this white wolf stood over me. His mouth was dripping blood. And he tried to attack me. But I looked in his eyes and they were...odd.." She explained to him.

Dr. Lecter nodded and said "What do you mean by odd? What did they look like?" Samantha froze and tried to reason with herself. 'Just tell him, Sam' she thought. 'Hell no! Do you want to die?' her mind argued. 'Tell a half-truth. Say they looked human. It'll be fine Sam.' Samantha decided it would be okay and said "His eyes looked very human... it was quite unsettling." Dr. Lecter seemed to be taking that in, letting it seep into his brain. He nodded and took note of Samantha's dream. "What do you think that means, Samantha?" He asked. Samantha's eyes wandered around the room, so she wouldn't have to look him in the eyes. All she could think about were those eyes on the white wolf in her dream. Why did the wolf have Dr. Lecter's eyes?

Samantha tried to form a coherent thought, but her mind kept racing. Samantha turned to him and finally said "I really don't know, Doctor." "Have you considered doing research into your dreams?" He asked. Samantha shook her head and said "No". "Usually in a dream if someone or something is after you, you are running from a situation in your life. So, Ms. Amaranth, what are you running from?" Dr. Lecter replied, his eyes boring into hers.

His lips were set in a resting position that almost resembled the Mona Lisa painting. He had his hands folded in his lap and he sat with one leg over the other one, leaning his body forward slightly. Something about his stance ran a cold shiver down her spine.

"I'm not sure..." She replied, flexing her fingers like cat claws on her legs. "Is it your past perhaps? Or is it something current?" He inquired. Samantha thought about it for a moment. She knew he would want an answer that revealed something. She knows he wants to get into her head and she knows that's what is supposed to happen. Yet, it was unnerving to think about. This man was already in her head. She couldn't stop thinking about him. Everything he said echoed in the back of her mind. And she had to see him every day. "I really can't answer that right now. I'm not hiding it from you. I just don't know the answer yet." Samantha said. Dr. Lecter nodded and said "It's alright. I do not expect you to know everything. Recovery is a long, difficult journey and we will take that journey together. You know that I trust you in here and I hope you trust me as well." He smiled. His smile gave Samantha a strange feeling. She wasn't sure what it was and she couldn't concern herself with it right now. She had to find out what the white wolf meant for her future.

She had to go back to the den.

(Voodoo by Godsmack)