"So he attacked you by some means you do not fully understand, without wishing to hear you out first, and your next idea is to have another go?" No John that sounds great. Do let him know how that goes. If you do survive the next attempt. Nevermind that only a fool would do the same thing twice and expect different results.

"Leftover from what? He could have been brought here against his will, as well. I do not see why we need to assume the worst of the intentions of those we cannot understand." They cannot afford to shoot first and ask questions later in a place like this, even if that might have been the kind of response Doc might have defaulted to back in the day. He would like to think that times have changed, and he has changed along with it.