You're preaching to the choir. Any 'dramatic revelations' you think I'm going to have? Already done it, thanks. Nothing you tell me, no excuse you use changes the fact that you killed-- [he has to fight to keep the snarl out of his voice.] Admiral Christopher Pike, and countless other people, both Starfleet and civilian. I get it, you're savage. Ruthless. You enjoy it, huh? I did some homework of my own. You ruled, what, a quarter of the planet back when it was cool to be called a conqueror, right?

[The best of tyrants. It makes him feel sick just thinking about it. The Eugenics war never was a bright spot in history, but one has to know history to evade the traps it lays.]

Save it. You bring up my crew again, this conversation is over. Whatever this is, it's between you and me. Leave them out of it.

[He doesn't add an or else. It'd be petulant, and he already knows that's not the right way to handle Khan. One good thing about all the prior experience and knowledge he has from Spock, he supposes. There's no point even threatening him.]