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“Beautiful.” He purrs as he strides back over to Will and positions himself, standing in a wide stance beside him, over him, almost looming as he addresses his students. “Now, here we have a very classical renaissance pose, but I want you to go beyond that. Can anyone remember what Plato said about beauty?” Hannibal speaks with absolute authority and his withering gaze cuts through the room, but not a sound is heard in answer.
A pause, and then Hannibal continues.
“Plato asserted that everything and anything that was considered beautiful was only considered so because it was breakable. Look at the arch of the model’s spine and the curve of his neck. Perfect submission. Now, I want you to etch the bones – only the bones. Etch them as though they were straining... breaking.”
Hannibal looks down at the boy and holds out a hand over him, beckoning once and then, simply orders, “Arch higher,” as he folds one finger in.