For a man who's possibly getting on in his years, Negan still would have a mean right hook and Doc doesn't doubt that for a second. He's come fairly close to trading blows with Negan but he seems to know when to back off at least which has helped keep their tenuous acquaintanceship afloat somewhat.

"I am inclined to agree." Mathias would have made them hard were it not for these people making them soft. They can't go back home like this.

"He doesn't have much to return to, from the sounds of it. Though with all this water coming in maybe we don't have much to stay for." The bath water is starting to cool down and it is only exhaustion that's keeping him sitting where he is. Exhaustion and Malcolm's soothing touch lulling him into a comfort where he can let his guard down a little, let the worry of the flood and the people still unaccounted for fall away to the periphery.