Valjean smiles. It is his usual polite one, but one tinged with genuine, but gentle, amusement.

'I assure you, Doctor Lecter, I feel free and safe in voicing my opinion at any time, not simply when you are incapacitated.'

What does he have to fear? He is a man who puts his life, and his trust, entirely in the hands of God. If He wishes his days to end at the hands of murderer, so be it.