"It is a spectre that creeps through human narrative tradition, and through our nightmares," Dr. Lecter muses, stirring the pan. "Even in my own tale -- we had to free Margot Verger from her intrusive brother Mason. She ended up marrying Alana, if you remember her?"

For 'free', read 'kill him with extreme prejudice'.

"That sounds very off-putting," Jin Guangyao says, offering Dr. Lecter the chilies he has cut up very finely; and Wen Ning nods in agreement, shuddering again. Compared to such tales, his own story is mostly blue skies and little bunny rabbits.