User blog comment:LeandroDaVinci/The Walking Dead: ERB Edition - Episode 2/@comment-24322797-20160108014543/@comment-5412428-20160108020134

Lecter uses people, and while he lacks emotional connection to people, he has a level of respect for Barney, and would definitely keep him around until he lost his usefulness. Also portraying Barney as a total coward was a little eh, since the dude, while isn't the ballsiest, still can generally keep a level head in situations like these.